ICYMI: On Thursday, the National Assembly passed the amended Itaewon disaster bill agreed upon by both ruling and opposition parties, about a year and a half after the disaster occurred.

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ICYMI: Despite a boycott by the PPP, the opposition unilaterally passed a bill for a special probe into a marine's death, prompting a stern response and a hinted veto from the Presidential Office.

Read more about the controversy, by Gen. 전인범(In-Bum Chun).

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ANALYSIS: “A recent report…revealed a 894% surge in the establishment of unmanned shops from Jan. to Sept. 2023, compared to the same period in 2019,” writes Lina Park (박리나).

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PODCAST: This week, Jeongmin Kim Lina Park (박리나) & Joon Ha Park discuss the much-anticipated first formal meeting between opposition leader Lee Jae-myung and President Yoon Suk-yeol and how Lee dominated the optics of their meeting.

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ICYMI: “Before using any public restroom, I check every corner for hidden cameras. It feels like my privacy is constantly under siege, not just in restrooms but everywhere,” Kim Soo-hyun, a 39-year-old from Seoul, told Korea Pro. buff.ly/4djP89V

ARCHIVE: 'The level of support provided to the elderly remains relatively low, and many senior citizens still live in poverty, which remains widespread by the standards of rich countries,' writes Peter Ward, 워드 피터，皮得. buff.ly/3HdHsba

ARCHIVE: 'I was starting to understand why people say you should just die when you’re old...with no money in my pocket and nowhere to belong, I started to contemplate the meaning of my life,' Song Young-cheol, 69, told Korea Pro. buff.ly/3MG3JAj