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With the most hours clocked up in the OECD ... Should Koreans work less? It’s no secret that Koreans work the longest hours of any developed nation. In 2010, each worker put in an average of 2,111...
With discrimination still widespread ... Can Korea ever accept homosexuals? Homosexuality has long been taboo in Korean society. The traditional Confucian emphasis on familial bonds led homosexuali...
With a recent MBC documentary angering expatriates ... Does the media portray foreigners fairly? For many Westerners here it was an all-too-familiar example of the media’s habitual vilification of...
With Korea’s sports stars becoming more diverse ... Should foreign athletes get special naturalization? Never has it been more difficult to define what it means to be Korean. Unprecedented immigra...
With large numbers of people unable to afford basic goods ... How can Korea end poverty? Korea’s meteoric rise to prosperity since the 1960s is often cited as an almost unparalleled example of suc...
With prices high despite a market slump... Is Korea at risk of a housing bubble? The property market is stagnant and needs a jolt. At least, that’s the view of the government, which on May 10 anno...
With the nation lagging behind some of its neighbors in visitor numbers ... Korean tourism has seen something of a boom in recent years. Foreign tourist numbers grew almost 50 percent from 2007-2011...
With more than half of surveyed spouses reporting abuse... Is domestic violence taken seriously in Korea? Domestic violence is often out of sight, occurring behind the closed doors of the family ho...
After a bad month for the reputation of the force ... How effective are the police? April has been a devastating month for the public image of the Korean National Police Agency. The bungled police ...
With North Korea developing new long-range weapons ... Should Korea increase its missile range? The display of a new type of missile by North Korea during its celebrations for the centenary of its ...
With Korea opening schools specifically for multi-ethnic children ... Are multicultural schools a problem waiting to happen? Korea’s children are ethically and culturally diverse as never before. ...
With the parties making big election pledges ... Has populism taken over politics? It’s a charge both the ruling and opposition parties have faced since election season began: Unrealistic campaign...
With two main parties vying for power in the next Assembly Can Korea break the two-party mold? Korea, like so many democracies, broadly fits the definition of a two-party system made up of liberal ...
Following the latest negative Reporters Without Borders report ... Does Korea have enough Internet freedom? South Koreans often point out that they have one of most the Internet-connected societies...
With Beijing refusing to budge ... Is Korea doing enough for N.K. refugees in China? China’s forced repatriation of North Korean defectors in the country may have exploded onto the national and in...
