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.
Spy chief in hot seat
National Intelligence Service Director Suh Hoon leaves the podium after delivering a congratulatory speech at the 2019 Global Intelligence Summit in the Westin Chosun Seoul, Monday. Conservative parties raised doubts about Suh's possible role for next year's general election after he was seen having a meeting with President Moon Jae-in's confidant Yang Jung-chul, chief of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea's Institute for Democracy, in a restaurant in Seoul. Yonhap
By Park Ji-won