COVID-19 — English Posts — 국제전략센터/The International Strategy Center

Is the Korean government really doing all it can for self-employed shopkeepers?

Like the rest of the world, South Korea is also experiencing economic difficulties due to COVID-19. In Korea, resentment among self-employed shopkeepers is increasing. This is because the government's measures for self-employed shopkeepers are not enough while the latter have to bear great financial losses due to the government's social distancing measures. The government’s compensation for the shopkeepers remains paltry and its social distancing measures are sacrificing them again.

Policy ResearchInternational Strategy CenterDecember 31, 2021COVID-19

COVID-19 in the Two Koreas

A few countries have done relatively well in responding to COVID-19, and they all approach health care and public health very differently from the United States, even if their economies are capitalist. I focus now on one of those countries that I know best: South Korea. I then move the focus to that other mysterious, noncapitalist country on the same peninsula: North Korea.

Information DeckInternational Strategy CenterOctober 5, 2021COVID-19, South Korea, North Korea