South Korea coronavirus

For all its success at home, South Korea has been less forthcoming with donations during the pandemic.

Since January, South Korea’s daily cases have grown five-fold.

Just as South Korea's economy began to pick up steam, a new surge brought the tightest social distancing requirements since March 2020.

The latest Financially Stability Report provides a picture of South Korea’s overall financial health – and there’s some worrying news.

Like many Asian countries, Seoul is having troubling sourcing vaccines. But unlike its neighbors, South Korea has so far refused to turn to a ready supplier: China.

The slow rate of vaccinations amid the looming threat of a new wave has many Koreans on edge.

South Korean discourses are notably critical of both the Chinese and U.S. positions amid the ongoing pandemic.

As in many countries, the pandemic has had an outsized impact on women.

South Korea's delayed start to vaccinations is likely due to the government's initial preference for domestic production.

South Korea took minimal economic damage overall, but sector-specific impacts varied widely.

South Korea was already struggling with economic inequality. The pandemic has made things worse.