Anna Jiwon Park has been covering the politics at The Korea Times since the summer of 2024, when she joined the press pool for the Office of the President in Korea. Prior to that, she spent about five years reporting extensively on financial markets, regulatory authorities and the financial industry. She joined The Korea Times in 2019 after spending eight years as a broadcast journalist at Arirang TV, Korea’s leading global broadcaster, covering politics, defense and culture.
KDB Next Round Closing Day

Korea Development Bank (KDB) Chairman Lee Dong-gull delivers a congratulatory address for “KDB Next Round Closing Day” at its investor relations center on Yeouido in Seoul, Friday. Investors, venture capitalists and startups from the U.S., Singapore and Australia joined the online event that wrapped up the bank's 102 rounds of investor relations events this year with 334 startups. / Courtesy of KDB
By Anna J. Park