Critics, therefore, argue it is not unreasonable to see the revised law as creating conditions for the moral hazard displayed during Samsung’s labor dispute. The government itself appeared reluctant to intervene.
Unless industrial policy evolves to shield businesses from political pressures and create a more business-friendly policy ecosystem, the future of Korean manufacturing will become increasingly uncertain.
Korea has long sustained itself through the narrative of a single-ethnic nation. That idea now requires reinterpretation as part of a new national strategy.
As AI industries expand, economic cycles are likely to fluctuate more rapidly, while the winner-takes-all nature of the technology sector may concentrate enormous profits in a small number of companies.
If a third agricultural revolution is to succeed, South Korea must also accept the industrial transformation that accompanies it and redefine the state’s role in agricultural innovation.
Rather than deciding how energy shocks will impact foreign policy it is time to think about how to make energy a tool in the national security tool kits of all our countries.
If a company wishes to be regarded as a national brand trusted by the public, it must do more than complain about unfair accusations; it should actively seek the truth.
Korea generates endless controversies and crises every day. No leader, however capable, can personally manage them all.
With its primary backers, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, bowing out at the end of the season, LIV Golf is on the ropes — and with it, the development of the sport in Asia.
The book argues that Ilbe culture emerged partly from anger and alienation among young people who felt denied social recognition and sought an outlet online. If so, legal punishment alone may not provide the most effective answer.
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