Featured Society 8 June 2023 Korean Adoptees Return Home to Confront the Legacy of International Baby Sales South Korea led the world in international adoption not because children were abundant, but the system made their sale possible.
Featured Society 7 June 2023 Public Overwhelmingly in Favor of Immigration: Poll A surprising result, with some caveats.
Featured Society 5 June 2023 Protests Against the Yoon Suk-yeol Administration Intensify Numerous civic and religious groups are calling for the president to resign.
Featured Media 22 May 2023 South Korea Falls in Press Freedom Rankings The fall comes in Yoon Suk-yeol's first year of presidency.
Featured Business & Economy 12 May 2023 Low Birth Rate, Fewer Weddings, but Bigger Profits? Kidswear and wedding continue doing brisk business in a symptom and cause of South Korea's low birth rate.
Featured Society 5 May 2023 South Korean Youth are More Depressed, Drink More: Data Students are reporting worse mental health and drinking issues.
Featured Society 10 April 2023 Most Korean Workers Cannot Fully Use Their Vacation Time: Data Workers in a weaker position within their workplace could barely take six days off a year.
Featured Media 8 April 2023 SBS Journalist Edited “Ladies” from Michelle Yeoh’s Oscar Speech Kim Gwang-hyeon was previously reprimanded for inserting an alt-right meme into his news footage.
Featured Bureaucracy 31 March 2023 Sharp Increase in Suicides During Prosecutorial Investigation: Data Most of the increase came from white collar professionals accused of bribery or embezzlement.
Featured Society 27 March 2023 When are You a Grown-up? South Koreans Say "28" "Emerging adulthood" becomes a social trend in South Korea.
Featured Recommendations 24 March 2023 In the Name of God: New Netflix Documentary Explores South Korea’s Cults A timely documentary considers the legacy of cults from the period of South Korea's economic growth.
Featured Society 22 March 2023 Record High Spending Private Tutoring Cost of education contributes to South Korea's low birth rate.
Featured Bureaucracy 20 March 2023 Bullying Allegations Kneecaps the NOI Chief Nominee Strategic leak regarding the nominee's son may have given prosecutors a taste of their own medicine.
Featured Bureaucracy 17 March 2023 Tenfold Increase in Raid Warrants over 20 Years: Data The tenfold increase in raids stands in stark contrast to the number of arrest warrants, which declined by more than 80% over the same time period.
Featured Society 16 March 2023 Low Birth Rate Leads to Rural Extinction The impact of South Korea's record low birth rate is truly felt outside of its major cities.
Featured Society 15 March 2023 Court Rules Same Sex Couples May Register as De Facto Married In a major step toward legalizing gay marriage, court ruled that same sex couples may register each other as dependents in social welfare programs.
Featured History 13 March 2023 Twenty Years on, No Closure in the Daegu Subway Disaster Rather than improving public safety, some have learned to attack the victims.
Featured Society 24 February 2023 [Obituary] Lim Bo-ra, 54, Presbyterian Pastor Who Stood for LGBTQ+ Rights Lim was declared a heretic for her advocacy for sexual minority.
Featured Society 20 February 2023 South Korean Democracy Backslides in EIU Survey Transition from Moon Jae-in to Yoon Suk-yeol led to a retreat of democracy in South Korea.
Featured Society 16 February 2023 “Heating Bill Bomb” Detonates into Politics Doubled gas bills arriving shortly before the Lunar New Year are pressuring the Yoon Suk-yeol administration.