With highest rate in the developed world ...

With the next government promising major welfare expansion ...

With Korea one of the most dangerous places to be on the road in the developed world …

With many households struggling under debt ...What should be done about house poor?

With periodic food scares causing public concern ...Is the food safety system working?

With the government making a renewed crackdown ...Should pornography be censored?

With the number of rough sleepers on the rise ...How should Korea tackle homelessness?

In Korean courts of law ...Is self-defense properly recognized?

With local firms lagging behind in the global market ...How can Korea boost its software industry?

With the nation struggling to attract foreign investment ...Should for-profit hospitals be allowed?

With the nation behind many developed countries in corruption indices ...How can Korea end corruption?

With the U.S. presidential election on a knife-edge ...How will the outcome affect Korea?

Like so much of its history, Korea’s economic development from the mid-20th century onward was heavily entwined with nationalism. The Park Chung-hee regime regularly invoked national pride in mobilizing its citizenry to build the nation’s industries from the ground up. Park, a staunch nationalist, sheltered local businesses from foreign competition and shunned foreign direct investment.Times, of course, have changed, and Korea’s markets have seen continual liberalization since democratization. L

With 500 million YouTube hits and a U.S. No. 2 under his belt...Can Psy start a new Korean Wave?

With the role of Cheong Wa Dae becoming a campaign issue ...Does the president have too much power?Constrained by low approval ratings, political estrangement from his party and a series of corruption scandals involving his family and aides, President Lee Myung-bak is firmly in lame-duck status.The label has been applied since mid-way into the fourth year of his presidency, mirroring the fate of all of Korea’s democratically elected heads of state in the latter stages of their administrations. Y