30 November 2022 International Nuptials are Fewer, but More Normalized: Data Credit: Public domain. South Korea’s labor market wasn’t the only thing affected by COVID-19 restrictions. (See previous coverage [https://www.blueroofpolitics.com/post/labor-crunch-threatens-manufacturing/], “ Labor Crunch Threatens Manufacturing.”) South Korea’s marriage market was also affected: according to the Bureau of Statistics 통계청 2021 survey of multicultural demographics,
Featured Newsletter 28 November 2022 TBR Weekly Update: Week 4, November 2022 Families of the victims of the Itaewon Disaster held their first press conference as the National Assembly opens a legislative investigation.
Featured Business & Economy 28 November 2022 Coupang Finally Turns Profit After Eight Years After years of terrible labor conditions and decline in share price, Coupang is finally making money.
Featured Society 24 November 2022 Itaewon Disaster: a Very International Affair South Korea's elevated stature, and the special meaning of the location, made the Itaewon disaster particularly international.
Featured Society 23 November 2022 Itaewon Disaster: Government Failure at Every Level Police, the District Office and the central government all failed to handle basic duties.
Featured Newsletter 21 November 2022 TBR Weekly Update: Week 3, November 2022 President Yoon Suk-yeol continued to battle the press while North Korea fired a new ICBM. Also: TBR’s look at South Korea’s “War on Drugs.”
Featured Business & Economy 21 November 2022 Legoland Bond Crisis Spreads Internationally as Heungkuk Life Rocked Asian Bond Market Heungkuk's Life's non-call of its 30 year bond shook the confidence in Asian bonds generally.
Featured Blue House 19 November 2022 The President's Drinking Buddies Yoon Suk-yeol's infamous drinking habits lead to cancelled meetings and opaque lobbying.
Featured Blue House 18 November 2022 Early Look at the 2027 Presidential Election O Se-hun, Kim Dong-yeon Lead in Favorability Plus-Minus.
Featured Foreign Policy 17 November 2022 Liberal and Conservative Grand Strategies Partisan disagreement as to the joint naval exercise with Japan stems from the different visions of the two parties for South Korea's role in Asia.
Featured Business & Economy 16 November 2022 Legoland Bond Crisis Continues to Choke off South Korea's Capital Market Yoon Suk-yeol administration demanded the Bank of Korea to print more money. The central bank declined.
Featured Newsletter 14 November 2022 TBR Weekly Update: Week 2, November 2022 President Yoon Suk-yeol toured Southeast Asia while sidelining the critical press.
Featured Bureaucracy 14 November 2022 Spy Agency Contradicts Yoon Administration's Claim, Says Slain South Korean Civilian was Attempting to Defect into North Korea Claim by the National Intelligence Service directly undermines the Yoon administration's allegations against its predecessor.
Featured Society 12 November 2022 Hijab-less Iranian Climber Whisked from Seoul Elnaz Rekabi was rushed back to Tehran after she competed without a head cover.
Featured Business & Economy 11 November 2022 Lack of Safety Measures at SPC Pastry Factory Kills Worker While the Government Attempts to Roll Back Regulation Industrial accident sparked a mass boycott, but the Yoon administration proposed relaxing the Serious Disasters Act.
Featured Blue House 10 November 2022 Yoon Suk-yeol’s Full Frontal Assault Against the Democratic Party Yoon turns to targeted raids and prosecutions against liberals as he runs out of cards to play.
Featured Business & Economy 9 November 2022 Legoland Default Levels South Korea's Bond Market Lotte E&C takes an emergency loan of KRW 700b while Seoul's largest redevelopment is at the brink of failure.
Featured Newsletter 7 November 2022 TBR Weekly Update: Week 1, November 2022 North Korea fired a barrage of missiles and scrambled 180 fighter jets, raising military tensions to new heights. Also: a look at the international dimensions of the Itaewon disaster.
Featured Liberals 7 November 2022 Prosecutors Raid Democratic Party HQ, Arrest Liberal Officials This is the first time since the Park Chung-hee dictatorship that the main opposition party's offices were raided.
