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.
Rally against justice minister nominee
Students from Korea University join a sit-in candlelit protest held at its Seoul campus Friday evening, demanding that the school carry out a thorough investigation into an admissions scandal involving the daughter of justice minister nominee Cho Kuk. Students used cell phone flash lights instead of candles. / Yonhap
By Anna J. Park