Public Sector Support for the Metaverse
By providing industries with opportunities to partner with cultural institutions, the public sector plays an active role in developing metaverse platforms.
Arguments for Individual Choice Gains Traction
A change in focus from business interests to individual choice proves effective in ending a controversial anti-online gaming law.
Addressing Education and Welfare Together
South Korea’s approach to supporting low-income families reflects the country’s belief that welfare and education are linked.
Korea Overpromises Its Technological Capacity
South Korea’s aim to bolster 5G services may prove overambitious as it struggles to remedy infrastructural deficits that prevent faster connectivity.
Broad Policies Unable to Manage Competing Economic Demands
Policies intended to encourage spending amid the pandemic may have exacerbated South Korea’s housing market crisis.
Economic Woes Discourage Corporate Discipline
An anxious public becomes increasingly opposed to punishing companies that are seen as growth leaders.
Long-standing national security commitments override rapprochement promise
South Korea’s decision to conduct a joint military exercise despite North Korea’s warning reiterate the priority placed on national security.
K-beauty rides on Korea’s export promotion infrastructure
The success of Korea’s cosmetics industry abroad was not coincidental – it was strongly supported by the Korean government to boost exports.
Lawmakers look to create space for competitors
Antitrust measures against Google prepares the ground for prospective competitors to enter the market at a later date.
Political promises falter in the face of economics
South Korea’s political establishment struggles to reduce the country’s reliance on nuclear energy given the country’s economic demands.