Apt Rose And Bruno Mars Revive A Fading Korean Tradition

The 2025 deployment of 2,000 federally activated National Guard troops to Los Angeles marked more than a security measure — it signaled a deeper transformation in how dissent is policed and democracy is governed in America.

Busan hosts a forum connecting 180 SMEs with 50 global buyers, in partnership with the Overseas Koreans Agency, to boost exports through diaspora ties.

For years, media reports have highlighted the growing property gap between Seoul and Busan. But behind the familiar statistics lies a deeper story — one of urban inequality, symbolic hierarchy, and a national imagination centered on the capital.

A critical look at the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries' move to Busan and why media narratives around Sejong are distorting national policy goals.

Busan’s new towns were meant to solve housing shortages. Instead, they’re creating generational and spatial divides across the city.

President Lee pushes HMM and MOF to Busan, reshaping South Korea’s shipping sector, port governance, and green energy strategy.

High-functioning drinkers keep jobs, smile in meetings—and drink every night. Here’s how alcohol hides in plain sight in Korean life.

Busan has introduced the nation’s largest hydrogen refuse fleet in a bold move to decarbonize city services. With 65 zero-emission vehicles planned by 2028, the city aims to redefine urban sustainability through clean waste management.

With a consistent rise across four years, Busan is now seen as a model for mid-sized cities aiming to scale their digital and smart infrastructure globally.

As the dust settles from South Korea’s high-stakes snap election, President Lee Jae-myung inherits a deeply divided country where inflation, climate crisis, and social fragmentation have eroded public trust.

Korea’s self-employed are disappearing — not from laziness or lack of innovation, but from operating in a system designed to make survival improbable. Without bold structural reform, small businesses will remain the shock absorbers of economic failure, not beneficiaries of national growth.

The Talk Talk Korea 2025 competition opens its doors to global creators, offering a chance to showcase their interpretations of Korean culture across five creative categories.