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.
Lotte Card, Montblanc ink partnership
Lotte Card CEO Cho Jwa-jin, left, talks with Montblanc Korea's managing director Eric Eder during a signing ceremony for the two companies' partnership at Lotte Department Store's main branch in central Seoul, Tuesday. Lotte Card will issue special limited-edition cards in May to 1,906 customers, representing the luxury brand's founding year in 1906. Courtesy of Lotte Card
By Anna J. Park