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New institute seeks unified rules for Korea’s expanding crypto market

The Seoul Crypto Institute will launch with a seminar aimed at closing regulatory gaps in digital assets, stablecoins and tokenized markets.

2026.10.26

Pedestrians walk in the streets of Myeongdong, central Seoul, on April 29. [YONHAP]

Think tank raises 2026 growth outlook to 2.5% on robust exports

Korea's economy will likely grow at a sharper-than-expected pace of 2.5 percent this year, thanks to strong exports led mainly by the semiconductor industry, a state-run think tank said Tuesday.

2026.5.26

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Bastian Giegerich, director-general of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, speaks in an interview with the JoongAng Ilbo at The Plaza Hotel in Jung District, central Seoul, on March 20. [KIM SEONG-RYONG]

South Korea has own interests at stake in the Strait of Hormuz, IISS chief warns

For South Korea to refuse U.S. requests to join a deployment to the Strait of Hormuz could be shortsighted and ignore its national interests, the head of the IISS warned.

2026.3.24

Former President Moon Jae-in delivers remarks at a book launch event at Pai Chai University in Daejeon on Jan. 17. [YONHAP]

Ex-President Moon Jae-in to head to U.S. for first overseas engagements since leaving office

Former President Moon Jae-in will travel to Los Angeles on Thursday on a trip hosted by U.S. think tanks, marking his first public engagement overseas since leaving office in 2022.

2026.3.5

Challenges for the new head of the FKI

We look forward to seeing the new chairman display his leadership to transform the FKI and the Korean economy into genuinely global ones.

2023.8.8

Meta and Seoul National University form metaverse think tank

Meta, formerly Facebook, jointly established a metaverse think tank with Seoul National University to research policies and technologies related to the metaverse, the social media company said Wednesday. The research center, named XR Hub ...

2022.6.29

The Kaesong Industrial Complex in North Korea, photographed from the South on Dec. 9. The North unilaterally demolished the inter-Korean liaison office in the area in June. [YONHAP]

Experts see hope for resumption of dialogue by North

North Korea is likely to reverse course next year and again extend an olive branch to South Korea and the United States following its party congress in January, according to multiple government-run think tanks in Seoul.

2020.12.16

Former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon speaks at a forum on Covid-19 at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Wednesday. [NEWS1]

Lee Nak-yon to set up policy think tank

Former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon is launching a policy think tank in preparation for an expected presidential run in 2022...

2020.5.15