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Features Team

The Features Team produces in-depth, long-form stories, offering thorough investigations and narratives on issues that impact societies worldwide, beyond the headlines.

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84 Publications

Lotte Card Breach Shows Korea’s Limits on Punitive Damages and Accountability

The 2025 Lotte Card breach, the company’s third major exposure in fifteen years, reveals how Korean financial institutions remain trapped in a cycle of weak enforcement, delayed detection, and eroding consumer trust.

Sep 4, 202512 min read

By Features Team

Busan Metro Crisis Shows Why the $1.1B Hadan–Noksan Line Stalled

Busan’s $1.1B Hadan–Noksan metro project has stalled after two failed tenders, exposing deep flaws in procurement laws, engineering risk management, and urban mobility planning.

Sep 2, 202517 min read

By Features Team

The Decade That Decides Busan’s Future: Climate Resilience or Rising Vulnerability?

The 2025 summer delivered record-breaking heatwaves, floods, and economic shocks to Busan. Experts say the next ten years will decide whether the city transforms into a climate-resilient coastal hub—or faces escalating crises with outdated infrastructure and fragmented policies.

Sep 1, 20258 min read

By Features Team

The Stakes Behind Korea’s Ministry Relocation Plan

Busan’s campaign to host the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has become a test of political will, economic strategy, and Korea’s decades-long push for decentralization.

Aug 28, 20259 min read

By Features Team

Yellow Envelope Law: Expanding Employer Responsibility and Limiting Strike Damages in Korea

Korea’s National Assembly has passed the long-debated Yellow Envelope Law, expanding labor protections to subcontracted and platform workers while limiting corporate claims for strike-related damages.

Aug 24, 202511 min read

By Features Team

Seoul and Tokyo Turn to Economic Security, Leaving History Disputes Aside

The August 23 Korea–Japan summit produced the first joint statement in seventeen years, focusing on economic security, technology cooperation, and supply chain resilience while avoiding politically sensitive disputes.

Aug 24, 20256 min read

By Features Team