Yi Whan-woo is a Korea Times journalist primarily covering finance. He writes in-depth articles on macroeconomy and financial markets and previously covered sports, politics, diplomacy and inter-Korean affairs, among others. Feel free to contact him at yistory@koreatimes.co.kr.
Workshop for first-term lawmakers-elect

Former presidential spokeswoman Ko Min-jung, second from right, and other first-term lawmakers-elect of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) join a workshop hosted by the party to prepare them for legislative affairs, at the National Assembly on Yeouido, Seoul, Monday. Eighty-one from the DPK and its satellite party, Civil Together, took part in the meeting. Yonhap
By Yi Whan-woo