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KOREA PRO is an essential resource providing objective insights and analysis on the most important stories and issues in South Korea, on topics ranging from foreign relations and politics to society and economics.

Podcast

Hormuz deployment, France nuclear deal and Olympic Park protests — Ep. 149

Seoul weighs military involvement in Middle East, expands energy cooperation with Paris, ends sports federation blockade

KOREA PROKOREA PROSeptember 11, 2026
Briefings

Hyundai Steel deal gives Yellow Envelope Act its first real-world test

First principal-subcontractor agreement shows how employer duties may expand issue by issue under the new labor law

KOREA PROKOREA PROSeptember 11, 2026
Briefings

Lee uses Paris summit to expand South Korea’s technology and supply options

Samsung-Mistral, Naver and KHNP-Orano deals add commercial weight to a wider Korea-France industrial framework

KOREA PROKOREA PROSeptember 10, 2026
Briefings

South Korea’s record income surge raises stakes for household spending

Corporate profits and savings jumped in the second quarter, setting up a key test of whether consumption strengthens

KOREA PROKOREA PROSeptember 9, 2026
Briefings

South Korea’s AI boom lifts growth while household gains continue to lag

KDI says exports and equipment investment remain strong, but weak real wage growth is keeping consumption subdued

KOREA PROKOREA PROSeptember 8, 2026
Briefings

Lee and Macron face first major test of Korea-France strategic upgrade

Seoul wants concrete gains in security, technology and business from the global strategic partnership launched in April

KOREA PROKOREA PROSeptember 7, 2026
Podcast

Veteran general tapped for defense minister as Cabinet dispute grows — Ep. 148

Kang Shin-chul’s nomination, Yong Hye-in’s dual-role controversy and proposal for longer school days

KOREA PROKOREA PROSeptember 4, 2026
Briefings

Tving security failures hand Seoul a new test after the Coupang dispute

MSIT found 39.5 million accounts exposed as weak controls put Korea’s privacy enforcement and consistency under scrutiny

KOREA PROKOREA PROSeptember 4, 2026
Briefings

South Korea inflation rises again as BOK weighs path after back-to-back hikes

Telecom base effects lift the headline, while service prices and oil risks complicate the BOK’s expected October pause

KOREA PROKOREA PROSeptember 3, 2026
Briefings

South Korea’s record 2027 budget puts semiconductor windfall to work now

Lee Jae Myung’s government channels surging tax revenue into a new Future Response Fund and strategic investment

KOREA PROKOREA PROSeptember 2, 2026
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