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 Constitutional Court formed an eight-member bench as two new justices began their six-year terms on Thursday, paving the way for an accelerated impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk Yeol.
More than half of Koreans believe a constitutional amendment is necessary to reform the country's presidential system, citing shortcomings in the current political structure and the need to establish stronger checks and balances to curb excessive presidential powers, according to an opinion poll conducted by The Korea Times.
President Yoon Suk Yeol failed to respond to a third summons requesting his appearance for questioning at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, by 10 a.m. on Sunday.
The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) submitted a motion to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo, Thursday, after he refused to accept the party's demand to immediately appoint three more Constitutional Court justices for President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment trial.
President Yoon Seok Yeol did not respond to a second summons from a joint investigation team, which had requested him to appear on Christmas morning for questioning regarding his brief imposition of martial law.
The revelations surrounding President Yoon Suk Yeol's close inner circle and their alleged connections to shamanistic practices are both unsettling and deeply troubling.
The National Assembly's confirmation hearings for three justice nominees to the Constitutional Court began its two-day process, Monday, as opposition parties rush to fill vacant positions on the bench ahead of the deliberations concerning President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial.
President Yoon Suk Yeol has once again been summoned to appear before a joint investigation team for questioning on charges of treason related to his botched imposition of martial law.
At least 100 North Korean soldiers deployed to fight against Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk region have been killed, with nearly 1,000 reported injured, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) said, Thursday. This marks the first official confirmation from South Korea's intelligence agency regarding the scale of casualties among North Korean troops in Russia.
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul pledged to create a roadmap and strategies to proactively prepare for potential bilateral negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang, ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration as U.S. president in January.