South Korea’s debt aid for 1 million sparks debate over fairness and cost
June 23, 2025 SEOUL – The South Korean government’s plan to launch a “bad bank” to ease the…
‘Baby box’: ‘Many’ mothers in South Korea feel they have no choice but to give up their babies
June 20, 2025 SEOUL – “I just gave birth to a baby,” said a woman’s urgent voice over…
List of celebrities awarded knighthood announced in Great Britain
The list of recipients of the traditional state awards and knighthoods has been announced in Great Britain. This…
Is Switzerland repeating England’s housing mistakes?
Is housing construction on the brink? The sculpture on the new Tramdepot Hard housing estate. 15,000 applications were…
America’s philosophical civil war – UnHerd
I spent last week between the two coasts of America. Five years on from the 2020 Summer of…
Vance toxic but Mayor Pete sexy? Why men abandoned the left
I hate to break it to Democrats, but it will take a lot more than ‘code talk’ and…
How much is enough to raise a child in South Korea?
June 6, 2025 SEOUL – South Korea’s dwindling birth rate has become something of a global curiosity and…
Late marriages, unmarried individuals causes of low birth rate in Japan; trend to continue: survey
June 3, 2025 TOKYO – A recent public opinion survey by The Yomiuri Shimbun on the low birthrate…
South Korea votes for new leader amid hopes for end to months of political unrest
June 3, 2025 SEOUL – Exactly six months after the tense night of martial law on Dec. 3,…
The shadowy rise of Trump’s favorite ally: El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele
Bukele rose to near-total control of El Salvador on a tide of support from the very gang he’s…
How South Korean shows like ‘Tastefully Yours’ reflect shifting content landscape
May 29, 2025 SEOUL – Today, a show’s failure to achieve high ratings on TV does not mean…
Public K-12 schools are now in crosshairs of Trump’s DEI directive
Ivy League colleges aren’t the only campuses under fire over DEI initiatives. Now, Trump’s orders are taking aim…