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Park's approval rating has plunged to 29% after several political and policy disasters, and voters are furious over a tax code change which leaves most worse off after the reverse…
Having controlled the outgoing 19th National Assembly with 157 of its 300 seats until recently, Saenuri is now reduced to 122.
The election in January of Lai Ching-te as president signalled continuity in economic policy, and economic pressure from Beijing has to date had limited effect. However, Lai faces…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286515
ISSN: 2633-304X
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It will almost certainly be Moon Jae-in of the centre-left main opposition Minjoo (Democrat) Party. This will mean a sharp break, after a decade of two right-wing leaders: Lee…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB220616
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This assumes optimistically that its policies are quick to boost growth in the second half of 2017. However, Bank of Korea data showed on July 27 that annual growth slowed to 2.7…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB223503
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President Yoon Suk-yeol’s administration aims to remedy a chronic shortage of doctors in South Korea. Public opinion is firmly behind Yoon, but the KMA has enjoyed past success in…
Unlike during the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, South Korea now has strong fundamentals to confront external economic and political headwinds. However, President Yoon Suk-yeol…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272592
ISSN: 2633-304X
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China, Japan and South Korea are no exceptions, but their inflation rates and policies differ from those in North America and Europe. How they address the challenge and how far…
The impact of recent by-elections and an ongoing corruption scandal.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB199359
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Prospects for East Asia in the second quarter of 2015.