Park Jae-hyuk is a seasoned journalist who has provided comprehensive coverage of South Korea's corporate dynamics, economic policies, industry challenges and the global positioning of Korean companies. Based on the articles he has written since joining The Korea Times in 2016, his investigative approach has helped readers understand corporate governance, economic trends and business strategies shaping South Korea’s economy.
2020 Korea Times Forum in photos

Dignitaries wearing masks pose during the 2020 Korea Times Forum at The Plaza Seoul, Thursday. From left are Hana Bank CEO Ji Sung-kyoo, Export-Import Bank of Korea CEO Bang Moon-kyu, Suhyup Bank CEO Lee Dong-bin, Korea Times Managing Editor Shim Jae-yun, McKinsey & Company Korea Managing Partner Choi Won-sik, Second Vice Minister of Economy and Finance An Il-whan, Lotte Corporation CEO Song Yong-dok, K bank CEO Lee Mun-whan, Indonesian Ambassador to South Korea Umar Hadi, KakaoBank CEO Yun Ho-young, EDGC CEO Shin Shang-cheol, Shinhan Financial Group Chairman Cho Yong-byoung, Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming, Citibank Korea CEO Park Jin-hei, Korea Network of Women in Finance Chairwoman Kim Sang-kyung, Korea Federation of Banks Chairman Kim Tae-young, Korea Times President and Publisher Oh Young-jin, AMCHAM Korea Chairman James Kim, NongHyup Financial Group Chairman Kim Gwang-soo, KB Financial Group Chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo, Woori Financial Group Chairman Son Tae-seung, AMCHAM Korea Chairman of the Board Jeffrey Jones, POSCO Senior Executive Vice President Chung Chang-hwa, KAMCO CEO Moon Sung-yu, Kuwaiti Ambassador to South Korea Bader Mohammad Al-Awadi, KIC CEO Choi Hee-nam, Qatari Ambassador to South Korea Mohammed Ahmad Al-Hayki and Mexican Ambassador to South Korea Bruno Figueroa Fischer. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
By Park Jae-hyuk
Korea Times President and Publisher Oh Young-jin, right, holds up his fist with AMCHAM Korea Board Chairman Jeffrey Jones, center, and AMCHAM Korea Chairman James Kim, to show support for the 2020 Korea Times Forum. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
Korea Network of Women in Finance Chairwoman Kim Sang-kyung, left, speaks with Lotte Corporation CEO Song Yong-dok, right, and Standard Chartered Bank Korea CEO Park Jong-bok. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
McKinsey & Company Korea Managing Partner Choi Won-sik, left, is in a conversation with AMCHAM Korea Chairman James Kim, center, and Kuwaiti Ambassador to South Korea Bader Mohammad Ai-Awadi. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
Second Vice Minister of Economy and Finance An Il-whan, center, listens to a speech. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
Forum attendees listen to an opening speech delivered by Second Vice Minister of Economy and Finance An Il-whan. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
Korea Times President and Publisher Oh Young-jin, second from right at the first table, and Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming, right, applaud a speaker with forum attendees. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
Staff check the temperature of Citibank Korea CEO Park Jin-hei. On the left is KakaoBank CEO Yun Ho-young. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
KB Financial Group Chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo, second from left, greets Korea Federation of Banks Chairman Kim Tae-young, right. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming, right, chats with Woori Financial Group Chairman Son Tae-seung. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
NongHyup Financial Group Chairman Kim Gwang-soo, left, Korea Federation of Banks Chairman Kim Tae-young, center, and KIC CEO Choi Hee-nam chat during a tea meeting prior to the start of the forum. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
KIC CEO Choi Hee-nam, left, Woori Financial Group Chairman Son Tae-seung, second from left, Second Vice Minister of Economy and Finance An Il-whan, third from left, and KAMCO CEO Moon Sung-yu chat during a tea meeting prior to the start of the forum. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
Shinhan Financial Group Chairman Cho Yong-byoung looks at pages of The Korea Times. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul