Korea.net

Finalized policy tasks include proposed constitutional amendments

A list of 123 national policy tasks for the next five years was finalized on Sept. 16. Shown is President Lee Jae Myung ...
The Diplomat

South Korea Mulls Universal Basic Income Post-COVID

The concept of universal basic income (UBI) is simple: provide a set amount of “basic income” for survival to every citizen regularly with no strings attached. Supporters on the left believe that it ...
The Korea Herald

Rise in multinational recipients of basic pension spurs review of eligibility

Monthly allowance is for Korean elderly in bottom 70 percent of income levels, but critics say some people with both Korean and foreign nationality with sizable assets overseas are receiving it The ...
Nature

To boost South Korea’s basic science, look to values, not just budgets

So Young Kim is director of the Korea Policy Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and an associate professor of the Graduate School of Science & Technology Policy at KAIST in Daejon, South ...
Business Insider

Universal basic income could become a reality in South Korea under a presidential candidate who once likened himself to Bernie Sanders

Lee Jae-myung, a South Korean presidential candidate, is pushing for universal basic income. The candidate touted a five-year plan to give residents 500,000 won, or $420, each month. Universal basic ...