Journos are glass half-empty type of guys, but I recently realized, talking to my non-journo friends, that I am not alone in thinking that things are not what they used to be. The KTX bullet train, once praised for its German-like precision, is now routinely running behind the clock. The highway gets so bumpy as…
Downward momentum of Lee’s Minjoo party
Lee has a much smaller pool of people for his designated hitter for the next election.
Yoon Seok-yeol: who he actually is and what awaits him in the April election
Past twelve months have revealed much more about who he actually is as a politician. And it’s not good.
The gangster who sent $8m in cash to North Korea
Lax regulations and the lack of scrutiny have made the South Korean financial market a hotbed for fraud and corruption.
Angelina Jolie allegedly loved jeonse, but would she still do now?
Jeonse is still considered one of the first rungs for working-class citizens to climb the ladder of South Korean asset-based welfare.
Moon’s guys regroup as Lee’s standing staggers by scandals
Moon, even after his failure to sustain Minjoo’s hold on power, is still the only pivotal figure around which Minjoo politicians can gather.