Featured Newsletter 22 May 2023 TBR Weekly Update: Week 3, May 2023 Nationwide protests against the Yoon Suk-yeol administration intensified, peaking with a nurses’ strike. Also: Korean adoptees return home to confront the legacy of international baby-selling.
Featured Media 22 May 2023 South Korea Falls in Press Freedom Rankings The fall comes in Yoon Suk-yeol's first year of presidency.
Featured Media 20 May 2023 Yoon Suk-yeol’s Crab Cake is not at all Like Moon Jae-in’s Crab Cake, Says Chosun Ilbo. When is a hidden insult not an insult at all?
Featured Elections 19 May 2023 Red-shift and Blue-shift of Seoul Metro Area Seoul turns red, Gyeonggi-do turns blue.
Featured Blue House 18 May 2023 From Washington, Yoon Suk-yeol Returns Empty-Handed Long on pomp and pageantry, short on substance.
Featured Business & Economy 17 May 2023 South Korea Defeats US in Washing Machine Trade Dispute World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Body invalidated the Donald Trump era trade barrier.
Featured Newsletter 15 May 2023 TBR Weekly Update: Week 2, May 2023 South Korea declared the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. Also: a look at the emerging third-party bids in the 2024 Assembly Elections.
Featured Blue House 15 May 2023 "Double Special Prosecution" Against the First Lady, Conservatives on the Legislative "Fast Track" Special prosecution investigation will likely occur in the run-up to the 2024 Assembly Election.
Featured Business & Economy 12 May 2023 Low Birth Rate, Fewer Weddings, but Bigger Profits? Kidswear and wedding continue doing brisk business in a symptom and cause of South Korea's low birth rate.
Featured Foreign Policy 11 May 2023 South Korea's Moment of Choice on Ukraine To supply or not supply weapons?
Featured Business & Economy 10 May 2023 The Coming Financial Crisis of Failed Jeonse Rents More than 232k housing units are at risk of wiping out their tenants' life savings.
Featured Newsletter 8 May 2023 TBR Weekly Update: Week 1, May 2023 Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio visited Seoul, while President Yoon Suk-yeol had a muted celebration of his first year in office. Also: an introduction to slate-setting, the most important function of a South Korean political party.
Featured Foreign Policy 8 May 2023 Yoon Suk-yeol Practices His English The beleaguered president is attempting to build an image of class and sophistication.
Featured Society 5 May 2023 South Korean Youth are More Depressed, Drink More: Data Students are reporting worse mental health and drinking issues.
Featured Conservatives 4 May 2023 People Power Party Stumbles as the Assembly Election Looms The new leadership cannot get out of its own way while far-right figures out overtaking the party.
Featured Business & Economy 3 May 2023 Qualcomm Hit with Record Fine for Anticompetitive Behavior Smartphone chipmaker was hit with KRW 1.03t in fines.
Featured Newsletter 1 May 2023 TBR Weekly Update: Week 4, April 2023 Yoon Suk-yeol made a state visit to the United States, while the liberal opposition set a special prosecution investigation in motion.
Featured Blue House 1 May 2023 The “Real” Reason for Yoon Suk-yeol’s Blue House Move Far-right conspiracy theory justifies a "good wiretapping" by the United States.
Featured Conservatives 28 April 2023 Justice Minister Has No Hair Rising conservative star Han Dong-hun lately became an object of mockery.
Featured History 27 April 2023 Syngman Rhee, Mass Murderer Conservatives attempt to elevate South Korea's first president glosses over the fact that he was more akin to Pol Pot.
