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Prestige and money: Why South Korea hopes to host the 2030 World Expo in Busan
Second-largest Korean city could see major economic windfall, some claim, but faces steep competition from Riyadh
April 20, 2023
‘Servant of Japan’: South Korea’s opposition challenges Yoon’s rapprochement
The Democratic Party has pushed Yoon on Fukushima, called for an official ‘Dokdo Day’ to celebrate disputed islets
April 7, 2023
Video games are the latest cultural battleground between South Korea and China
Resentment over cultural ownership runs deep between the two countries, and video games are the latest iteration of it
March 3, 2023
Historic court ruling forces South Korea to face its dark past in Vietnam War
Seoul court rules ROK must pay survivor of massacre, but case unlikely to affect growing ties with Vietnam
February 10, 2023
South Korea’s big bet on domestic tourism may struggle without China
New COVID restrictions on Chinese nationals risk alienating the most important country for South Korea’s tour industry
January 17, 2023
Seoul’s cautious Indo-Pacific strategy maintains balance between US and China
Despite outward similarities with its U.S. ally, Seoul’s Indo-Pacific strategy stresses cooperation with Beijing
December 30, 2022
South Korea scraps traditional age system as society becomes more international
A frequent source of confusion, traditional system reflects how South Koreans establish hierarchies in social settings
December 15, 2022
One city’s defiance sparks debate on lifting South Korea’s indoor mask rules
Officials have been reluctant to ease measures that won praise early in pandemic but may do so in the coming weeks
December 8, 2022
South Korea faces growing pressure at home and abroad to act on climate change
South Korea is a big polluter with a large economy, but it pledged little to developing countries at recent COP27 summit
November 25, 2022
Great power rivalry limits the extent to which Yoon and Xi can work together
South Korea and China appeared at odds on North Korea and economic issues at first bilateral summit since pandemic
November 17, 2022
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