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How the Itaewon crush investigation could block South Korea’s national budget
Poor exports, high interest rates and prices could all get worse if lawmakers can’t agree on budget bill this month
December 1, 2022
Security concerns nudge South Korea and Japan closer, with encouragement from US
First official summit reveals Yoon and Kishida want a reset, but nationalism remains a constant risk to progress
November 16, 2022
Sound and fury: A divided South Korean parliament ends contentious audit
Progressives assailed trilateral military drills and response to Itaewon tragedy during weekslong audit of government
November 11, 2022
South Korea’s poor response to crowd crush tragedy faces international criticism
Measures to send back foreign victims’ bodies spark controversy, as disaster quickly turns into domestic political issue
November 4, 2022
Why Yoon Suk-yeol may escape blame for South Korea’s Halloween tragedy
History shows local leaders often take fall for disasters, though Sewol underlines consequences of presidential missteps
November 1, 2022
How anti-Japanism stunts South Korea’s ambition to enhance US alliance
Opposition party chief suggests Japan might re-invade Korea, and these views are surprisingly entrenched in the ROK
October 14, 2022
Seoul’s diplomacy left weakened after parliament votes against foreign minister
Opposition-led National Assembly could refuse to talk to Park Jin after no-confidence motion — even in a major crisis
October 5, 2022
South Korea and Japan take small step toward better ties at ‘informal summit’
While brief, Yoon Suk-yeol and Fumio Kishida’s meeting at UN marked first talks between countries’ leaders in years
September 23, 2022
Perceived threat of China tempers hostility between South Koreans and Japanese
Opinion polls show improving perceptions of neighbor in both democracies, though tensions could easily flare up again
September 13, 2022
Seoul avoids diplomatic disaster in forced labor dispute with Japan — for now
Supreme Court could still order Japanese firm to pay reparations, a move that would incite cycle of mutual retaliation
August 23, 2022
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