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Mystery of Lee’s Minjoo takeover
Until he was nominated as his party’s presidential candidate in 2022, Lee Jae-myung had been an outsider in the Minjoo Party. He was elected twice as a mayor and then…
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Yoon vs doctors: scapegoating works every time
What should President Yoon do to improve his dismal approval rating? A noble man君子 would seek for a reform. Fortunately, there is—and will ever be—no shortage of issues that are…
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Yoon handed his Brutus a dagger and he’s ready to wield it
President Yoon doesn’t cling to approval ratings. He has repeatedly said so, and even his administration seems indifferent (or incapable) in trying to improve it. His ratings have been stagnating…
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Downward momentum of Lee’s Minjoo party
Lee has a much smaller pool of people for his designated hitter for the next election.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Yoon reshuffles his office; new wave of technocrats
– Why didn’t President Yoon meet Pelosi? – Politicians can do little about South Korea’s posture toward China – The new wave of technocrats emerges as Yoon reshuffles his office