Featured Breaking News 19 February 2026 Breaking News: Yoon Suk-yeol Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Insurrection On February 19, 2026, Seoul Central District Court sentenced former president Yoon Suk-yeol 윤석열 전 대통령 guilty of leading an insurrection by declaring an illegal martial law on December 3, 2024. Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyeon 김용현 전 국방부 장관, former National Police Chief Jo Ji-ho 조지호 전 경찰청장, former
Featured Newsletter 17 February 2026 TBR Weekly Update: Week 2, February 2026 The Democratic Party abandoned plans to merge with the Rebuilding Korea Party, while the People Power Party continued its infighting.
Featured Business & Economy 17 February 2026 Koreans Warm Up to Nuclear Power: Data A reversal from the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
Featured Business & Economy 16 February 2026 Pizza Hut Litigation a Harbinger for Other Franchise Lawsuits Court case sent shock waves through South Korea's small businesses.
Featured Society 13 February 2026 The Dessert Storm: Dubai Chewy Cookie Becomes the Latest Craze The dessert craze has been an unexpected boon for South Korea’s small businesses.
Featured Bureaucracy 12 February 2026 Can Administrative Mergers Save Non-Seoul Regions? Mid-sized cities now want a merger with their surrounding provinces.
Featured Society 11 February 2026 Tourism Rebounds: Data Credit: Public domain. Tourism in South Korea has rebounded from the pandemic era. In a December 19-24 survey by Hankook Research 한국리서치, 71% of respondents said they planned to travel domestically in the first half of 2026, and 41% said they planned to travel internationally. Responses have been steadily rising
Featured Newsletter 10 February 2026 TBR Weekly Update: Week 1, February 2026 Kim Geon-hee’s true influence over Yoon Suk-yeol became clearer - as she received a surprisingly light sentence.
Featured Culture 4 February 2026 An Seong-gi, 75, a Cinema Legend: Obituary Also one of the leading philanthropists among Korean actors.
Featured Business & Economy 2 February 2026 Coupang’s Data Breach Response Continues to Draw Outrage Legislative hearing and public boycott over perceived foot-dragging.
Featured North Korea 30 January 2026 North Korean Defectors Happy in the South: Data Steady increase in satisfaction and quality of life for North Koreans living in South Korea.
Featured Foreign Policy 29 January 2026 Lee Jae-myung Opens 2026 with Pragmatic Diplomacy The debate is over, and the liberals were correct.
