Concern is growing that President Yoon Suk-yeol’s deepening of ties with the U.S. and Japan increases medium-term risk.
In celebration of Armed Forces Day, the South Korean government will host a large-scale military parade in Seoul on 1 October 2024.
Single-person households in South Korea are set to peak in 2041, with the elderly population driving the majority of this growth.
The Yoon administration redefined South Korea's approach to unification with a focus on preparation through the promotion of freedom, economic reforms, and public empowerment.
Constitutional reform to change the current single five-year term to two consecutive five-year or four-year terms is a recurrent debate in South Korea. Yoon’s desire to leave a legacy raises hopes that constitutional reform will soon attract greater attention.
A Russian delegation, led by Sergei Shoigu, secretary of Moscow's Security Council, visited North Korea 13-14 September. South Korea continues to withhold lethal military aid to Kyiv despite increased cooperation between Russia and North Korea.
An investigation has revealed that thousands of South Korean mothers were coerced into giving up their babies for international adoption during the 1960s-1980s.
Here are just a few points to bring up the next time someone says you don’t speak Korean well enough, or you didn’t study enough international relations
The Bank of Korea (BoK) remains cautious about gold purchases, prioritizing dollar reserves, while domestic demand for gold surges through retail sales.
The visit of Yoon to the U.S. will highlight medium term political risks that will increase as late-term opposition to the Yoon Administration grows.
