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1988 Seoul Olympics Anti-Terrorism Drills: Security Behind the Games

1988 Seoul Olympics Anti-Terrorism Drills: Security Behind the Games

The 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics are remembered as a landmark moment in South Korean history — a coming-out event for a nation that had undergone dramatic economic and political transf…
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Korea Raises Minimum Salary Requirements for Foreign Workers: What It Means and Why It Matters

Korea Raises Minimum Salary Requirements for Foreign Workers: What It Means and Why It Matters

South Korea is moving to increase the minimum salary threshold required for foreign workers to ob…
BTS Comeback Concert at Incheon: What Travelers and Residents Should Know

BTS Comeback Concert at Incheon: What Travelers and Residents Should Know

When a global phenomenon like BTS announces a large-scale live event in South Korea, the ripple e…
Taiwan's Name Change for South Korea: What It Means and Why It Matters

Taiwan's Name Change for South Korea: What It Means and Why It Matters

Taiwan recently updated its official documents to refer to South Korea as "South Korea&…
UAE Pledges 18 Million Barrels of Crude Oil to South Korea with Top Priority Status

UAE Pledges 18 Million Barrels of Crude Oil to South Korea with Top Priority Status

South Korea's Cheongung-II (Chungeung-2) air defense system has drawn global attention follow…

How Much Do Koreans Actually Rely on Hanja When Traveling East Asia?

It's a question that doesn't get asked often enough: in an age of translation apps and …

South Korea's Push to Reopen the Kaesong Industrial Complex: A Critical Reassessment

South Korea has once again floated the idea of reopening the Kaesong (Gaeseong) Industrial Comple…
Political Accountability Debates in South Korea: Context and Interpretation

Political Accountability Debates in South Korea: Context and Interpretation

Table of Contents Background of the Political Situation Key Issue: C…
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