Featured COVID-19 5 January 2021 Crack in the Armor: South Korea’s Pandemic Response Slips in the Third Wave The Korean government has been walking the tightrope of fighting the virus and saving the economy. Now, it is at risk of falling off.
Op-Ed 29 December 2020 Make Seoul Great Again? Shifting Rationale for Capital Relocation The previous reasons for relocating the administrative capital are becoming less persuasive.
Featured National Assembly 28 December 2020 "The Foundation of Our Society is Changing": Dems Flex Their Legislative Supermajority We summarize the top 20 most important laws out of the 130+ passed in the 2020 legislative session.
Featured Business & Economy 22 December 2020 Motorized Scooters to be Regulated, Belatedly Traffic accidents involving motorized scooters have increased 40-fold since 2017.
Featured Blue House 21 December 2020 It’s the Real Estate, Stupid: the Moon Jae-in Administration at the Crossroads TBR said in August: “The real estate issue . . . may well define the course of the Moon administration’s remaining two years.” Four months later, here we are.
Featured Business & Economy 16 December 2020 World's First eSports TV Station to Shut Down The rise of internet-based video platforms such as Twitch, as well as eSports content created by videogame companies themselves, crowded out OGN’s broadcasts over cable TV.
Featured Op-Ed 10 December 2020 Bridging the Gap: LNG and Korea’s Pursuit of Carbon Neutrality Natural gas helps with South Korea's carbon footprint, but it is not enough.
Featured Business & Economy 3 December 2020 Korean Air in Talks to Acquire the Troubled Asiana Airlines COVID-19 pandemic has been a disaster for South Korea's second largest air carrier.
Featured Business & Economy 26 November 2020 More Litigious Business Environment Ahead Major reforms in the Commercial Act and Class Action Act will introduce large class action suits with punitive damages.
Featured Business & Economy 20 November 2020 Can’t Take it With You: Lee Kun-hee’s Estate Tax The estate of South Korea's richest man will be facing a very large tax bill.
Featured Media 16 November 2020 How Seoul Got the New York Times The newspaper surprised many by choosing Seoul over Tokyo.
Featured Business & Economy 11 November 2020 Why are Fewer Koreans Studying in the United States? The decline in international students pre-dates the election of Donald Trump.
Featured Business & Economy 5 November 2020 Big Hit IPO Soars, Then Slides The IPO of BTS's production company was the most hotly anticipated offering of this year.
Featured Key Players 31 October 2020 Obituary: Lee Kun-hee, Former Chairman of Samsung Group Lee's passing is an end of an era for "Korea, Inc."
Buzzword 26 October 2020 Buzzword: Bittoo Young Koreans are taking out loans to jump into the stock market.
Featured Op-Ed 23 October 2020 South Korea's Public Debt Cap: Penny Wise and Pound Foolish Not spending the resources today may mean less capability for addressing economic challenging tomorrow.
Featured Business & Economy 19 October 2020 No Love for Short Shorts: Korea’s Short-Selling Ban Continues World's broadest and longest short-sale ban may be feeding the stock market bubble.
Featured COVID-19 14 October 2020 See Where the COVID-19 Wrecking Ball Hit Seoul’s Businesses A visual map of all the small businesses in Seoul that have recently closed their doors.
Featured Business & Economy 5 October 2020 Domesticity Businesses Thrive in the Pandemic As Koreans are compelled to spend more time at home, businesses that cater to home improvement are booming.
Featured Business & Economy 1 October 2020 KFTC Enforcement is Coming for Google, Netflix, and Other Online Platforms Korea Fair Trade Commission is one of the world's most active antitrust regulators.
