politics
Lee Jae-myung’s wife’s alleged tweets investigated
by Haena Stella KIM  ·  11 MIN READ
Also: Backlash against kindergarten funding bill; Park Hang-seo hailed as football hero in Vietnam
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Turns out it’s surprisingly easy to sway political opinion in S Korea. Just rig the comments.
by KEUM Jun-kyung from Media Today  ·  8 MIN READ
Druking? The bigger problem is the ongoing possibility of opinion manipulation.
Moon’s diplomatic debut: Making sense of the last three weeks
by KIM Haeyoon  ·  14 MIN READ
Covering THAAD, North Korea, US-Korea summit and G20.
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Conservative on conservative, liberal on liberal: from the final presidential debate
by Subin KIM  ·  13 MIN READ
Labor, chaebol, taxes and welfare. A spectrum of visions.
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Trump reignited THAAD: Debate 5
11 MIN READ
Also: Labor unions and the US–Korea FTA.
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Moon grilled over job creation and blunders on homosexuality: Debate 4
11 MIN READ
Public sector jobs, private sector jobs, and “I oppose it”.
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Presidential authority on the chopping block: Debate 3
18 MIN READ
Plus Moon’s and Hong’s plans to monitor the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office. And pushback on Ahn’s pledges for political reform.
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Kang Won-guk was speechwriter for two Korean presidents. Here’s an in-depth interview.
by JEON Byung-geun from Chosun Biz  ·  52 MIN READ
A speechwriter for presidents Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun looks back on life in the Blue House. Also: the speeches of Park Geun-hye, his writing process, West Wing, and Korean Air’s handling of that “nut rage” incident.
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THAAD: A big pothole in Moon’s road to the Blue House
7 MIN READ
Moon Jae-in is the clear frontrunner in the upcoming election. But national security has never been his strong suit. Subin Kim from Huffington Post Korea explains.
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Rare President Park interview, deciphered
by Subin KIM  ·  9 MIN READ
President Park has rarely spoken to journalists. So her choice of outlet and talking points in this her possibly final interview was a national surprise, to say the least. Subin Kim, a news editor at Huffington Post Korea, unpacks on strategy and alternative facts.