Analysis
South Korea to legalize abortion pills despite unresolved gaps in the law
Seoul aims to approve the drug in 2027, but unresolved rules on consent, pharmacy dispensing and liability cloud access
October 16, 2026
South Korea’s rate hike risks hitting indebted households hardest
Households and SMEs face brunt of higher rates even as mortgage lending stays firm, complicating central bank’s path
October 15, 2026
South Korea’s won faces a new test as foreign bond buying loses momentum
With WGBI entry ending in November, pension fund swaps and Washington’s investment demands loom over currency policy
October 13, 2026
Trump’s Russian diesel deal may leave South Korea’s refining boom intact
Damaged Russian refineries and tight Asian fuel supplies may keep Korean export margins high despite Trump’s pledge
October 12, 2026
Trump’s Alaska LNG claim shows who really runs the US-South Korea alliance
With no one below the president owning the file, Seoul’s nuclear and submarine goals now wait on Trump’s investment wins
October 8, 2026
South Korea’s missile defense push raises new questions over wartime stocks
New systems improve interception, but Seoul has not shown that stocks and factories could sustain repeated large salvos
October 7, 2026
South Korea bank hacks expose weak links beyond core financial systems
Regulators widen checks as attackers target employee, contractor and loan systems outside banks’ protected cores
October 6, 2026
Lee-Zelensky feud exposes South Korea’s widening Ukraine policy dilemma
Kyiv’s refinery strikes are colliding with Seoul’s approach to energy security, North Korea and Central Asia
October 5, 2026
Lee Jae Myung’s ‘pacemaker’ strategy tests South Korea’s leverage with Trump
South Korea seeks influence over renewed US-North Korea diplomacy as Pyongyang shuts Seoul out of direct talks
October 2, 2026
Trump’s Korea investment victory lap masks safeguards Seoul still controls
Texas is approved, nuclear remains conditional and Alaska LNG will show how costly Seoul’s right to walk away may be
October 1, 2026
