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Anna J. Park

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.

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Politics

Rival parties at odds over role of acting president

Rival parties have been clashing over the extent of power and authority that acting President Han Duck-soo should wield in key state affairs after President Yoon Suk Yeol was suspended from duties last Saturday, according to party officials and political watchers, Tuesday.

Dec 17, 2024By Anna J. Park
Rival parties at odds over role of acting president
Law & Crime

Conservative justice to lead Yoon's impeachment trial

A justice known for his conservative stance will lead the Constitutional Court's review of President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment motion.

Dec 16, 2024By Anna J. Park
Conservative justice to lead Yoon's impeachment trial
  • Yoon summoned again for questioning on treason charges
Politics

Korea to face months of leadership vacuum after impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol

A leadership vacuum in Korea is feared to disrupt state affairs, diplomacy and many reform plans, after President Yoon Suk Yeol’s duties have been suspended following the National Assembly's vote to impeach him over his botched imposition of martial law.

Dec 15, 2024By Anna J. Park
Korea to face months of leadership vacuum after impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol
  • Prosecution says Yoon defied summons, plans second order
Foreign Affairs

Foreign ministry reassures allies of policy consistency after impeachment vote

After the National Assembly passed an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol, Saturday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs promptly contacted senior diplomats from the U.S., Japanese, and Chinese embassies in Seoul to reaffirm that Korea's foreign policy direction would remain unchanged.

Dec 14, 2024By Anna J. Park
Foreign ministry reassures allies of policy consistency after impeachment vote
Politics

National Assembly votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law

The National Assembly passed a motion, Saturday, to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law declaration, with at least 12 lawmakers from the ruling People Power Party (PPP) joining in supporting his removal from office.

Dec 14, 2024By Anna J. Park
National Assembly votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law
  • Yoon vows to do his best until the end after impeachment vote
  • PHOTOS Impeachment of Korean president
Politics

Will President Yoon survive second impeachment vote?

The National Assembly is expected to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday over his short-lived martial law on Dec. 3, as a growing number of ruling People Power Party (PPP) members are voicing support for the motion, political experts and party officials said Wednesday.

Dec 11, 2024By Anna J. Park
Will President Yoon survive second impeachment vote?
Politics

Yoon ordered troops to drag lawmakers out of Assembly: special forces commander

President Yoon Suk Yeol himself had ordered the then-chief of the Army Special Warfare Command to "drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly" on the night he declared martial law, the commander said Tuesday.

Dec 10, 2024By Anna J. Park
Yoon ordered troops to drag lawmakers out of Assembly: special forces commander
Politics

Yoon, presidential office remain silent as state affairs grind to halt

President Yoon Suk Yeol and the presidential office in Yongsan District, Seoul, have remained silent as of Monday, with no statements issued or official schedules conducted since the abrupt declaration of martial law last Tuesday evening.

Dec 9, 2024By Anna J. Park
Yoon, presidential office remain silent as state affairs grind to halt
  • Yoon says he would not dodge responsibility, entrust everything to ruling party
  • South Korea's summit diplomacy paralyzed as Yoon de facto loses head of state status
  • South Koreans determined to impeach Yoon despite failed National Assembly motion
Politics

Despite failed impeachment vote, president's hands off from state affairs

Despite President Yoon Suk Yeol narrowly avoiding impeachment, his position has now entered a phase where effective governance appears unfeasible.

Dec 8, 2024By Anna J. Park
Despite failed impeachment vote, president's hands off from state affairs
  • Yoon says he would not dodge responsibility, entrust everything to ruling party
Politics

Yoon says he would not dodge responsibility, entrust everything to ruling party

President Yoon Suk Yeol apologized to the nation for the chaos arising from his martial law in a televised public address at the presidential office on Saturday, adding that he would not shirk political and legal responsibility.

Dec 7, 2024By Anna J. Park
Yoon says he would not dodge responsibility, entrust everything to ruling party
  • Chances of impeachment grow as ruling party leader calls for suspension of president's power
  • Ruling party leader says 'early resignation of Yoon unavoidable'
  • Main opposition says Yoon's apology 'disappointing,' no option remains other than resignation or impeachment
  • Opposition urges ruling party lawmakers to return for impeachment vote
  • Despite failed impeachment vote, president's hands off from state affairs
  • Yoon, presidential office remain silent as state affairs grind to halt
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