Approval at 45%, Housing Anger at 28%: What South Korea's Cabinet Reshuffle Really Signals
President Lee Jae-myung replaced six ministers as his approval rating sank to 45%. The data and disputes behind South Korea's biggest reshuffle yet.
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Korea's Property Tax Reform: 1.4bn Won Exemption for Residents, 900m for Absentees
Korea's 2026 tax reform raises the property-tax exemption to 1.4bn won for owner-occupiers, cuts it to 900m won for absentee owners. The data, history and fight behind the split.
Korea's Growth Forecast Hits 3.2% — So Why Are New Jobs Falling?
KDI raised South Korea's 2026 growth forecast to 3.2% in 3 months on a chip boom — but new-jobs forecast fell from 170,000 to 110,000. The numbers, explained.
South Korea's Birth Rate Rebound: 0.72 to Near 0.9 — Real or a Mirage?
South Korea's fertility rate jumped from a record-low 0.72 in 2023 toward 0.9 in 2026. Is this birth rate rebound a real turnaround — or a demographic mirage?
Korea Raises Property Tax Exemption to ₩1.4 Billion, Multi-Home Owners Face 80% Rate
South Korea raised its property tax exemption to 1.4 billion won and pushed multi-home owners' tax ratio to 80% — the 3.4 trillion won reform explained by the numbers.
Korea Strips Prosecutors' Investigation Power: 6 Crimes to Zero
South Korea's parliament is stripping prosecutors of their last investigative power. See how a 20-year reform — 6 crime categories in 2020, 2 in 2022, zero now — culminates in October's new Prosecution and Serious Crime Investigation offices.
Special counsel: up to 180 days of investigation — where does “690 days” come from?
We split the amended act's 20-day preparation period from its 180-day maximum investigation period. Then, in plain words: what the 690-day total, the 2.709 billion won cost estimate and two warrant rejection rates from different dates each mean.