300 Days Since Myanmar Coup: How South Korea Can Deliver Aid That Counts
Korea has an opportunity to play a more influential role in furthering democratization in Myanmar by serving as a regional basis for coordinated efforts.
Public Anxiety Around National Debt
Growing opposition to another round of stimulus payments for COVID-19 relief reflects the public’s concern over national debt.
Who Benefits from Korea’s Creativity?
Experts urge South Korea to level the playing field with multinational streaming platforms by focusing on protecting the rights of Korean content creators.
Korea’s Economy Slowed in the Third Quarter, but Still on Track for 4.0% Growth in 2021
A tightening of social distancing measures since July, aimed at slowing a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections, slowed Korea’s economic growth.
Display of Governance Capacity Amid Infrastructure Shortcoming
The South Korean government is aware of bottlenecks and vulnerabilities among the country’s telecommunication operators.
Migrants Seen As Economic Instruments
The Korean government’s myopic focus on relieving labor shortages does nothing to improve its treatment of migrant workers.
Korea’s Food Exports Reach New Highs
Driven by pandemic-induced demand, Korea enjoyed the largest-ever increase in food exports (14.6%) despite an overall decrease in sales abroad.
Local Autonomy Carries Growing Responsibilities
Local governments’ approach to addressing public health concerns run into conflict with the nation’s foreign policy goals.
Data protection concerns exacerbated by lack of communication
The government is helping AI developers by providing them with publicly collected data without communicating this effort to the public.
Measuring the Impact of Hallyu
Some observers point to the Korean government’s direct support as a key driver of the Korean Wave – but this may not be as critical as is often claimed.