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 People Power Party (PPP) identified an unstable relationship between the ruling party and the government as a key factor in its major defeat in the 22nd general elections, according to its white paper released on Monday.
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s job approval rating has once again fallen to its previous record low of 20 percent within six weeks, Gallup Korea announced Friday.
The presidents of South Korea and Poland strongly condemned the growing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia, which poses increasing security threats to the international community.
South Korea urged North Korea to immediately withdraw its troops sent to Russia to support its invasion of Ukraine, labeling the deployment a grave security threat to the international community, the presidential office said Tuesday.
The leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) urged President Yoon Suk Yeol to address controversies surrounding first lady Kim Keon Hee to alleviate public concerns regarding her, the PPP said, Monday.
South Korea is facing a dilemma over whether to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine in its war against Russia, following confirmation that North Korea has deployed troops to support Russia.
Many Koreans cannot help but feel frustrated and angry as they watched the country's lawmakers, staff and some key witnesses, who gathered for the National Assembly's annual inspection of state affairs, act like fanboys and fangirls around Hanni from the K-pop girl group NewJeans, who attended the parliamentary session on Tuesday.
As controversy intensifies over first lady Kim Keon Hee's alleged influence on state affairs, the issue is escalating further with the planned establishment of an office for her and her staff within the presidential building, according to political pundits, Tuesday.
Conservative candidate Cho Jun-hyuk, left, and liberal candidate Jung Keun-sik each meet with supporters in Seoul, Sunday, while on the campaign trail for the by-election for Seoul's education superintendent. Cho is a former lawmaker for the Grand National Party, a precursor to the current ruling People Power Party, while Jung is a former sociology professor at Seoul National University. Yonhap
VIENTIANE, Laos — The South Korean government has pledged to provide $23 million in order to help alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, President Yoon Suk Yeol said during his attendance at the East Asia Sumit (EAS) held in Vientiane, Laos.