A Protest-filled Holiday: Dilemmas on South Korea’s Chinese Tourism Policy
An anti-China protest in Seoul on October 3. Source: The Korea Times As an extended holiday week approached, South...
Is Korea Ready for an Anti-Discrimination Law in 2025?
Source: Korea Ministry of Education During his successful election campaign in early 2025, current South Korean President Lee Jae-myung...
The North Korea Issue: Where Inter-Korean Relations Stand under the Lee Jae Myung Administration
Thirty days after the election, President Lee Jae-myung discussed inter-Korean relations at a press conference. Source: Korea.net President Lee...
South Korea at a crossroads: Is the Country’s National Pension System Ready for the Future?
National Pension Service’s Headquarters in Jeonju (Source: The Korea Times) The declining birthrate in South Korea has sparked many...
Yemeni Refugees in Jeju Island: Refugee Policy Gaps or a Cultural Clash?
Photo: Anti-refugee protesters in Jeju (Source: The New York Times) When five hundred Yemeni refugees arrived on Jeju Island...
The 4B Movement and Demographic Issue in South Korea
South Korea is known for having a robust culture with K-pop, K-drama, and K-food going viral around the world....
I Witnessed History Unfold: South Korea’s 2024 Martial Law Protests
After President Yoon declared an emergency martial law on December 3rd, 2024 around 11pm KST, a pivotal moment in South...
South Korea’s Medical School Expansion – Cure Worse than the Disease?
On Feb. 20, thousands of trainee doctors in major South Korean hospitals staged a walkout to protest the government’s...
The Age of “Diss-information”
In May 2023, Aboriginal-Australian journalist, Stan Grant, resigned from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation after receiving racial abuse for his...
South Korea’s Bid for Security and Pivotal Status in Southeast Asia
In November 2022, President Yoon Suk-yeol introduced the Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS) and the Korea-ASEAN Solidarity Initiative (KASI) in Cambodia....