Featured Newsletter 13 May 2024 TBR Weekly Update: Week 2, May 2024 Yoon Suk-yeol held his second-ever press conference. Also: Yoon’s prosecutors find nothing but frustration.
Featured Foreign Policy 13 May 2024 First Official US Recognition of the Jeju Massacre US State Department called the Jeju Massacre a "terrible tragedy."
Featured Business & Economy 10 May 2024 35-Pyeong Condo is the Ideal: Data The gold standard of high rise condos.
Featured Elections 9 May 2024 General Election: A Look into Proportional Representation Slate A record 38 parties are participating in the General Election.
Featured Business & Economy 8 May 2024 Supermarket Giant Emart Teeters Botched online transition and poorly performing affiliates are weighing down South Korea's foremost big box store.
Featured Society 7 May 2024 Bus Driver Who Stood Up for Migrant Workers Imprisoned Credit: Public domain. On August 25, 2023, a 42-year-old bus driver in Daegu 대구 was arrested for obstructing law enforcement. Approximately 30 migrant workers were on his bus, which was carrying the commuting workers to the nearby industrial complex where they worked. Immigration Service 출입국관리소 vehicles lying in wait near
Featured Newsletter 6 May 2024 TBR Weekly Update: Week 1, May 2024 The judiciary dealt a blow to the Yoon Suk-yeol administration’s plan to increase the number of medical students.
Featured Business & Economy 3 May 2024 Runaway Inflation for Fruits and Vegetables Green scallion became a source of embarrassment for Yoon Suk-yeol.
Featured Elections 2 May 2024 Wheels Come Off the People Power Party’s Campaign Machine Internal squabbles threw the ruling party into a tailspin.
Featured Elections 1 May 2024 Yoon Administration’s Blue Blues Even the weather forecast comes under partisan attack.
Featured Newsletter 29 April 2024 TBR Weekly Update: Week 4, April 2024 Yoon Suk-yeol met with Lee Jae-myung for the first time in his presidency. And: The investigation threatening the Yoon administration.
Featured Bureaucracy 29 April 2024 Gender Equality Ministry Refuses to Release Gender Equality Index Another way for Yoon Suk-yeol to pander to sexists.
Featured Society 26 April 2024 Methodist Church Expels Pastor Who Gave Blessings at Pride Parade Pastor Lee Dong-hwan has stood up for LGBTQ+ rights.
Featured Elections 25 April 2024 General Election Viewers' Guide of Key Races Seoul and Busan feature heavily in the match-up.
Featured Society 24 April 2024 Elementary Schools Close Nationwide: Data Lower birth rate means fewer young students.
Featured Newsletter 22 April 2024 TBR Weekly Update: Week 3, April 2024 Yoon Suk-yeol and the Office of the President fell into a state of anomie.
Featured Business & Economy 22 April 2024 Chinese Online Retailers Eye the South Korean Market Coupang may be safe, but Emart could be in trouble.
Featured Business & Economy 19 April 2024 Bank of Korea Proposes Staggered Application of Minimum Wage The central bank suggested paying migrant workers less.
Featured Media 18 April 2024 The Onslaught at KBS Continues New appointee by Yoon Suk-yeol is gutting the publicly owned television station.