Naver/Line Gets Political, Troubled Real Estate Financing,USD/KRW Threats to Growth

Korea Expresses Regret Over Japan's Pressure on Naver, Government Moves to Restructure Real Estate PF Market, USD/KRW Threatens Korean Growth

Gwangju Uprising Remembered, Naver's Stake in Line, Pressure to Decouple from China

Gwangju Remembered on 44th Anniversary, Tensions Over Japanese Government Pressure on Naver to Sell Line Stake, Pressure on Korea to Decouple from China

Korea Rethinks Industrial Policy and Initiatives Addressing Demographic Crisis

Korea's newly announced "Reshoring Support Strategy 2.0" aims to boost domestic investment by expanding subsidies and incentives for companies repatriating overseas earnings and facilities. Capital repatriation will now be recognized as a form of reshoring investment.

Special Prosecutors, EV Subsidies, and Korean Food's Global Rise

Special prosecutor probes put President Yoon's leadership to the test, U.S. EV rules force Korean automakers to rethink China ties, and Korean cuisine goes globally mainstream as cultural exports boom.

South Korea Weighs AUKUS role, Corporate investment commitments, Itaewon Disaster Probe

South Korea is actively considering a role in "Pillar 2" of the AUKUS security partnership between the US, UK, and Australia, following discussions at the Korea-Australia Foreign and Defense Ministers' Meeting on May 1.