The municipal government is investing in women's safety in Seoul, but there are questions on whether efforts to-date have been sufficient.

South Korea could find itself facing both rising energy prices and an energy shortage if supplies from the Middle East were disrupted over an Iran conflict.

New initiatives are focused on fostering growth for smaller businesses, but questions remain on whether workers would be protected in this new environment.

Last month, the South Korean Ministry of Interior and Safety announced plans to switch government workstations from utilizing Windows to Linux.

New York magazine reported on May 20, 2019, that mathematicians would now be able to purchase newly-produced, Korean Hagoromo chalk from Amazon.

Societal challenges around youth unemployment and cost of living bolster public interest around a basic income.