Park Ji-won is a writer for The Korea Times who has been covering a wide range of topics from Korea’s culture to its politics. An avid journalism enthusiast to the core, Ji-won brings a thoughtful and unique perspective to every topic she covers. On weekends, you'll often find her contemplating life’s purpose on a yoga mat — with a cup of quality tea in hand. A native Korean speaker by birth and fluent in English through her work, she went to college in Japan and is learning Chinese and French — hoping to add Polish, Russian and Thai to the mix.
Meeting between President and 5 party floor leaders
President Moon Jae-in, second from right, and floor leaders from five political parties hold their first policy coordination meeting at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday. They agreed earlier to hold such a meeting once every quarter. From left are Justice Party acting party leader Youn So-ha, Bareunmirae Party floor leader Kim Kwan-young, Party for Democracy and Peace floor leader Chang Byoung-wan, presidential secretary for political affairs Han Byung-do, Democratic Party of Korea floor leader Hong Young-pyo, President Moon and Liberty Korea Party floor leader Kim Sung-tae. / Yonhap
By Park Ji-won