Featured Key Players 31 May 2024 Hong Se-hwa, 77, a Leading Progressive Thinker The socialist refugee in Paris became one of South Korea's foremost progressive thinkers.
Featured Blue House 30 May 2024 The Hidden Line in the Office of the President The clandestine influence of the First Lady Kim Geon-hee.
Featured Liberals 29 May 2024 Who are the Rebuilding Korea Party Voters? An alliance of traditional liberals and wealthy progressives.
Featured Newsletter 27 May 2024 TBR Weekly Update: Week 4, May 2024 Yoon Suk-yeol vetoed the bill authorizing a special investigation into the death of a marine corporal, as further evidence of presidential interference came to light. Also: Moon Jae-in publishes a memoir on foreign policy.
Featured Business & Economy 27 May 2024 Samsung Orders Executives to Give Up Weekends Semiconductor sales may be in the doldrums, but is six-day work week a solution?
Featured Society 24 May 2024 Fubao the Panda Captures Hearts The first South Korea-born panda is returned to China, leaving thousands of fans in her wake.
Featured Elections 23 May 2024 General Election Roundup: Yoon Suk-yeol in Trouble as His Rivals Ascend Yoon Suk-yeol in deep trouble, and the Justice Party meets its end.
Featured Elections 22 May 2024 The Dwindling Conservative Base: Data The reliable conservative voters are too old and dying off.
Featured Newsletter 20 May 2024 TBR Weekly Update: Week 3, May 2024 The National Assembly elected a new Speaker, while Yoon Suk-yeol purged the Public Prosecutors’ Office.
Featured Business & Economy 20 May 2024 Post-Election Floodgates Open with USD-KRW Exchange Rate Massive budget deficit makes it difficult for the Yoon Suk-yeol administration to defend the value of the Korean won.
Featured History 17 May 2024 The Checkered History of South Korea’s Premier Women’s College The first president of the Ewha Womans University remains a controversial figure.
Featured History 16 May 2024 Sewol Ferry Disaster, a Decade Later A turning point that defined South Korean politics for the past decade.
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.
