Domestic Reevaluation is Needed Before Revitalizing Korea-Vietnam Smart City Cooperation
South Korea’s smart city approach calls for heightened governmental efforts to monitor public-private cooperation between the two countries.
SK Hynix’s 10nm DRAM and the Expanding Power of Compute
South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix succeeded in developing a 10-nanometer transistor process for 16 GB Double Data Rate 5 dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips, representing a significant development for the power of compute.
South Korea’s Emergence as a Hub in the Global Art Market
South Korea is emerging as a leading force in the global art market, attracting a large number of museum visitors, government investment, and galleries worldwide.
Korea’s Healthcare System Part III: Ensuring Equitable Access to Healthcare for All Households
Among OECD countries, South Korea’s public sector finances a lower proportion of the country’s health expenditures, resulting in high out-of-pocket payments for healthcare.
Senior North Korean Officials Who Successfully Defect Are Principally Diplomats Abroad
The few North Korean government officials who have managed to defect are generally officials working abroad on diplomatic assignments.
Barely Afloat: A Depreciating Won Risks Financial Instability for Kim Jong-un
The North Korean won has fallen, which suggests inflation is on the way in North Korea, and marketplace panic could follow.
MZ Generation’s Perspective on Korean Unification
The MZ Generation’s preferences and perceptions will have considerable influence over South Korea’s policies on unification.
Rethinking South Korea’s Demographic Challenge: The Economic Case for Temporary Labor Migration
The aging population will reduce productive capacity faster than capital accumulation and pronatalist policies can compensate.
Korea’s Healthcare System Part II: Policies to Contain the Growth of Healthcare Spending
Rapid demographic change makes it essential to improve the efficiency of Korea’s healthcare system to contain the rise in spending.
President Yoon’s Vision of Unification: Liberation, not Engagement
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol offered a dramatically different vision of Korean unification in his Liberation Day speech on August 15.