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.
Is the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technology a boon or the bane for the labor force? Will AI replace human employees? These are some of the most frequently asked questions about generative AI (gen-AI) technologies' potential impacts, which may unnerve most people in the workplace and lead them to question their job security.
Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) Governor Lee Bok-hyun accentuated the significance of maritime finance and its need to be transformed into a customized comprehensive financial service that meets global environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) standards.
Recent data shows that eight out of 10 high-income earners in Korea ― in the top 1 percent ― have jobs in the Seoul metropolitan area, including the city of Incheon and the province of Gyeonggi .
Gong cha, globally famous for its milk tea beverages, has returned to the merger and acquisition (M&A) market after four years.
Hanryu Holdings, a content platform company, celebrated its listing on the Nasdaq by ringing the opening bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square, New York, Thursday, U.S. time.
Korea Investment & Securities CEO Jung Il-mun was grilled by lawmakers at a parliamentary audit session on Thursday over allegations that the company engaged in unfair trade practices as well as technology theft from a startup company.
Kweilin Ellingrud, a director at McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) and a senior partner at McKinsey & Company in the U.S., leads the global management consulting firm's in-depth research projects on various business and tech trends, including human capital, gender equality, net-zero strategies and economic inclusion, to name just a few.
Only 25 percent of global companies surveyed are ready for independent ESG data reporting, a recent KPMG report says.
Musinsa, Korea's largest online fashion shopping platform, has specified its initial public offering (IPO) conditions, vowing to go public when its market capitalization exceeds 3.2 trillion won ($2.3 billion).
Aiming to further promote its core value of customer-centered service as its highest priority, Hana Financial Group hosted a Hall of Fame ceremony on Saturday to honor top employees achieving outstanding performance in each sector of the business.