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.
Gas prices stabilize
A man stands next to a gas pump at a gas station in Seoul, Sunday. Gasoline prices nationwide have continued to decrease for 11 straight weeks, as the retail price of gas for the first week of November dropped to 1,322.2 won ($1.18) per liter, down by 5.7 won from the previous week. / Yonhap
By Anna J. Park