Featured Society 23 June 2023 Workplace Sex Discrimination: By the Numbers South Korean women are hired less than men, promoted less than men, and paid less than men with the same occupation and seniority.
Featured Society 22 June 2023 Immigrant Nannies: Are They the Answer for South Korea’s Low Birth Rate? Proposal for discounted foreign workers sparks controversy.
Featured Japan 21 June 2023 Japanese Naval Ship Flying Rising Sun Flag Docks at Busan Japan has persisted in using the equivalent of Nazi Germany's swastika.
Featured Newsletter 19 June 2023 TBR Weekly Update: Week 2, June 2023 The planned release of radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant added to pressures on the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, which tinkered with the all-important college entrance exam.
Featured Business & Economy 19 June 2023 Korean Air-Asiana Merger on the Rocks with US, EU Antitrust Regulators Proposed merger of South Korea's two largest airline piqued the attention of competition authorities around the world.
Featured Media 16 June 2023 Yoon Administration Raids MBC News Journalist’s Residence, Workplace Journalist Im Hyeon-ju previously reported Yoon Suk-yeol's embarrassing hot mic moment.
Featured Healthcare 15 June 2023 Veto of the Nursing Act Makes the Yoon Suk-yeol Administration Yet Another Enemy Horrendous working conditions of South Korean nurses have no relief in sight.
Featured Media 14 June 2023 Chosun Ilbo’s Media Law Arbitrage Chosun's nominal non-media affiliate handles the most tendentious and sensationalistic coverage.
Featured Newsletter 12 June 2023 TBR Weekly Update: Week 1, June 2023 The Yoon administration summoned the Chinese ambassador over a meeting with the opposition leader. Also: an extraordinary threat by Yoon Suk-yeol subverts judicial independence.
Featured North Korea 12 June 2023 Progressives More in Favor of Promoting North Korean Human Rights: Poll Despite their reputation, South Korea's liberals are stronger in supporting in North Korean human rights.
Featured Business & Economy 9 June 2023 The REturn of RE100 Yoon Suk-yeol's ignorance on climate change policies are hurting South Korean businesses.
Featured Society 8 June 2023 Korean Adoptees Return Home to Confront the Legacy of International Baby Sales South Korea led the world in international adoption not because children were abundant, but the system made their sale possible.
Featured Society 7 June 2023 Public Overwhelmingly in Favor of Immigration: Poll A surprising result, with some caveats.
Featured Newsletter 5 June 2023 TBR Weekly Update: Week 5, May 2023 The Yoon Suk-yeol administration sparked outrage by clubbing a striking labor unionist. Also: can immigrant nannies solve South Korea’s low birth rate?
Featured Society 5 June 2023 Protests Against the Yoon Suk-yeol Administration Intensify Numerous civic and religious groups are calling for the president to resign.
Featured Business & Economy 2 June 2023 South Korea’s Tax Receipts Plummet The deficit is significantly outpacing government projections.
Featured Elections 1 June 2023 Assembly Election: Search for Third Party Success Continues Many have tried and failed to harness the voters who tuned out politics. Can this time be different?
Featured Newsletter 30 May 2023 TBR Weekly Update: Week 4, May 2023 The Yoon Suk-yeol administration raided the home and office of a MBC News journalist who embarrassed the president. Also: why are South Korean nurses protesting?
Featured Media 30 May 2023 Conservatives Attack News Portal Sites Conservatives’ complaints about the portal sites' anti-competitive behavior are a fig leaf covering nakedly partisan aims.
Featured Blue House 27 May 2023 Presidential Office Tells Story of an American Pie A valiant attempt of propaganda by the Yoon administration.
