Why Young Researchers Still Want to Leave Record Funding, But Growing Doubt On paper, Korea looks deeply committed to science. Government R&D spending hit a record 35.5 trillion won this year, and total national research spending, including private investment, is massive by global standards. But money on paper is not the same as confidence on … Read more
Military Service in Korea Is Becoming a Time for Self-Development From Lost Time to Strategic Time For a long time, many young Korean men saw military service as a forced pause in life. It meant barracks, strict routines and time cut off from school, career and personal plans. But that image is changing fast. More … Read more
Helicopter Parenting in Korea Now Follows Kids to Work When Adulthood Doesn’t Mean Independence Getting a full-time job in Korea has always been seen as the ultimate sign of becoming an adult. You graduate, land a job, start earning your own money — that’s the script. But lately, that script is getting rewritten. More and … Read more