News 22 September 2022 South Korea scrambles to challenge Biden’s made-in-America EV policy Hyundai and Kia are the second-biggest EV sellers in the U.S. The Inflation Reduction Act threatens all of that.
Reports 6 June 2022 Fearing lawsuits, factories rush to replace humans with robots in South Korea The Serious Disasters Punishment Act was meant to be a triumph for workers' safety. Instead, it's spurring companies to erase staff.
Reports 13 December 2021 In South Korea, Big Tech’s power struggle with regulators is way ahead of the U.S. Seoul is reining in tech giants Kakao and Naver to save small business — but it might be too little, too late.
Reports 26 August 2021 In the hands of South Korea’s military recruits, a smartphone is their most dangerous weapon How a viral photo triggered national outrage — and the transformation of a brutal barracks culture.
Reports 5 May 2021 The bottom of the food chain The tragic death of a migrant farm worker has led to self-reflection in South Korean agriculture. But can technology free farmers from their dependence on imported labor?