The North Korean border continues to be closed since extensive quarantine conditions were imposed following the disclosure of COVID-19 in China.

Value placed on education complicates enforcement of measures restricting people’s access to public places based on their vaccine status.

Seoul’s focus on managing relations with its principal partners can be seen in its response to demands from foreign nationals living in the country.

Despite the acknowledged food insecurity in North Korea, the UN's humanitarian response plan does not include an appeal for assistance to the North.

Suffocation of the creative arts represents one potential fallout of the increasingly vocal anti-feminist ideology in South Korea.