Korea Times Politics & City Reporter
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.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government will soon allow international tourists to book tickets online to ride the SEOULDAL balloon, a new city landmark that offers stunning views of the capital from 130 meters above Yeouido.
Acting President Choi Sang-mok exercised his second veto on the opposition-led special counsel bill aimed at investigating President Yoon Suk Yeol over charges of insurrection, Friday.
President Yoon Suk Yeol spent his third Lunar New Year holiday in office at the Seoul Detention Center, marking the first time in Korea’s constitutional history that a sitting president has spent the holiday in detention.
The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials (CIO) is encountering major difficulties in its investigation into President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of insurrection related to his martial law imposition, as the embattled leader continues refusing to undergo questioning.
President Yoon Suk Yeol defended himself in his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court, Tuesday, reiterating his claim that his imposition of martial law was an act of governance and thus did not violate the Constitution.
As President Yoon Seok Yeol continues to refuse requests to appear for questioning, the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) attempted to carry out compulsory apprehension procedures in order to forcibly bring him in for interrogation.
The police appear to be trying to weaken the leadership of the Presidential Security Service (PSS), which has been resolutely blocking efforts to execute a detention warrant against President Yoon Suk Yeol for his botched martial law imposition last month.
President Yoon Suk Yeol affirmed that he will abide by the Constitutional Court's ruling on his impeachment trial, regardless of whether it upholds the National Assembly's decision to impeach him, acknowledging that he has no alternative but to accept the judgment, his lawyers said Thursday.
Actor couple Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin will donate 300 million won ($204,000) to Asan Medical Center and Samsung Medical Center, delivering their wishes to help treating patients, Hyun's agency, VAST Entertainment, said Monday.
The government is committed to mobilizing all available resources to establish close communication with the second Donald Trump administration, ensuring that growing external risks do not hinder Korean businesses' activities or worsen hardships for the public, acting President Choi Sang-mok said Monday.