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South Korea’s elite public institutions still select power-holders through closed pipelines and test scores. Can democracy survive without reform?

KRW-pegged stablecoins could soon reward Koreans for walking, learning, and creating — if lawmakers and the Bank of Korea align on regulation.

Busan's college town revival plan, relying on "local creators" and subsidies, risks repeating past mistakes.

The creation of Busan National University (BNUS) would unify four major institutions, streamlining resources and focusing each campus on specialized maritime fields.

From airstrikes to martial law, modern leaders are increasingly turning to national crises—real or manufactured—to consolidate power.

Busan enters Startup Genome’s Top 100 ecosystems for the first time, but lags far behind cities like Seoul and Jakarta in funding, exits, and market reach.

Despite its branding, Busan’s flagship project prioritizes land sales over data systems, exposing a deeper governance void.

Busan’s new towns were meant to solve housing shortages. Instead, they’re creating generational and spatial divides across the city.