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Why the Winter Olympics Feels Less Visible in South Korea

Exclusive broadcasting rights, failed sublicensing talks, and the limits of universal access rules have reshaped how the Games reach the public.

February 4, 20267 min read

When Housing Holds and Life Retreats

Elementary schools remain open in Seoul’s most expensive districts even as births fall. In Busan, rising property values coincide with school closures—revealing how South Korea’s cities manage demographic decline through exclusion and fragmentation.

February 2, 20266 min read

Korea Faces a Spatial Industrial Decision in the AI and Semiconductor Era

Semiconductors, AI and renewables require a second node beyond Seoul. Administrative integration—not subsidies—will determine whether provinces decline or form a new industrial belt.

January 18, 202611 min read

From the Blue House to Sejong and Back

South Korea’s presidential office returns to Cheong Wa Dae after the Yongsan experiment, reopening questions over the administrative capital.

December 29, 20254 min read

Why Korean Universities Are Losing Their Educational Conviction

With one of the highest tertiary attainment rates in the OECD, Korea’s universities remain unavoidable. Yet lower employment returns, rising private costs, and widespread AI-assisted coursework raise questions about what university education reliably certifies.

December 27, 202513 min read

Coupang and the Price of Convenience

A data breach at Coupang has triggered a parliamentary hearing in South Korea, exposing how fast delivery, consumer lock-in and cross-border corporate governance complicate accountability in the platform economy.

December 18, 20257 min read

The Coupang Breach and the Structure That Drives Platforms Toward Harm

The breach at Coupang revealed how deeply South Korea’s daily life depends on private platforms whose influence now resembles public infrastructure—without the oversight that infrastructure requires.

December 2, 202511 min read

Nuri’s Fourth Flight Signals a New Phase for Korea’s Space Program

South Korea’s Nuri rocket completed its fourth flight with a clean night launch, placing 13 satellites into orbit and supplying new data for the country’s reorganized space program.

November 27, 20256 min read

How Daiso Turned ‘Cheap’ Supplements Into Korea’s Most Expensive Habit

Daiso was credited with democratizing supplements by dropping prices to pocket-change levels. But a closer look at dosage, duration, and unit cost reveals a different picture—a market rebuilt on micro-doses, impulse purchases, and the illusion of cheap health.

November 26, 20259 min read

South Korea’s “Era of Regions” Meets the Limits of Centralized Power

South Korea has declared an “Era of Regions,” unveiling a five-pole development blueprint meant to challenge the gravitational pull of Seoul. Yet the regions themselves remain constrained by a governance architecture designed for an earlier period of centralized industrialization.

November 19, 202517 min read

How Korean Media Turned Generations into a Marketable Myth

A deep look at how South Korean media turned the language of generations into a cultural script — transforming data into identity, and journalism into marketing.

October 13, 20256 min read

Korea’s Chuseok Is Getting Smaller — and More Personal

With one-person households rising above 36 percent, the country’s most traditional holiday is adapting to a quieter, individual rhythm.

October 4, 20254 min read

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