5 CHRONOLOGY 2018
HIGHLIGHTS IN KOREA
17 Peace Process Accelerates as
Two Koreas Hold Three Summits
24 #Metoo Movement in Korea
26 52-Hour Workweek System
and Minimum Wage Increases
29 Judiciary in Trouble
31 Arrest of Former President Lee Myung-bak
34 Ruling Party’s Landslide Victory in Local Elections
36 BTS Rocks the World - Wild Popularity of K-pop
37 Regulations to Curb Rising Home Prices
39 Social Outrage over ‘Gapjil’
41 Top Court Rules in Favor of Conscientious Objectors
43 Korea-Japan Relations Frozen over Ruling on WWII Victims
45 Successful Hosting of PyeongChang Winter Olympics
PEOPLE IN FOCUS
48 Overview
49 Politics · Society
50 North Korea
51 Economy
52 Culture · Sports
LAND, CLIMATE, POPULATION
54 Land
56 Climate
60 Population
GOVERNMENT
63 Overview
66 President
91 Cabinet
97 Diplomacy
101 Unification
108 Judicial Affairs and Prosecution
112 National Defense
124 Public Administration and National Policies
131 National Assembly
135 Political Parties
145 Court
155 Constitutional Court
158 National Election Commission
ECONOMY
161 Economic Trends
166 Economic Growth
169 Consumer Prices
171 Money · Finance
175 Balance of International Payments
178 Public Finance
181 Taxation
184 Fair Trade
187 Economic Cooperation
192 Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry
202 Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
208 Manufacturing
215 Construction and Transportation
219 Housing & Real Estate
223 Energy · Resources
225 Information and Telecommunication
237 Financial Industry
241 Securities
245 Retail Industry
247 Small and Medium Enterprises
249 Chaebol
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
253 National Life
259 Labor
265 Public Health and Drugs
269 Environment
273 Public Welfare
276 Patriots and Veteran Affairs
279 The Elderly · Women · Youth
285 Consumer Protection
287 Overseas Koreans and Multicultural Society
293 Crimes
294 Accidents
EDUCATION
297 Overview
298 Education Policy
301 Early Childhood, Elementary & Secondary Education
303 Higher Education
303 Key Educational Issues
CULTURE
306 Culture Policy
309 Mass Media
313 New Media
315 Publishing
316 Advertising
318 Academia
320 Science and Technology
324 Medicine
328 Literature
329 Fine Art
331 Music
335 Theater and Musicals
336 Dance
338 Movies
341 Religion
344 Cultural Assets
348 Tourism
350 Fashion
SPORTS
352 Overview
354 The 18th Jakarta · Palembang Asian Games
357 Professional Leagues · Other Sports
375 The 99th National Sports Festival
376 The 99th National Winter Sports Festival
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
379 Seoul Metropolitan City
384 Busan Metropolitan City
389 Daegu Metropolitan City
393 Incheon Metropolitan City
397 Gwangju Metropolitan City
399 Daejeon Metropolitan City
403 Ulsan Metropolitan City
406 Sejong Special Self-Governing City
409 Gyeonggi Province
413 Gangwon Province
417 North Chungcheong Province
420 South Chungcheong Province
423 North Jeolla Province
426 South Jeolla Province
430 North Gyeongsang Province
433 South Gyeongsang Province
436 Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
NORTH KOREA
440 North Korea’s Top 10 News of 2018
448 Introduction
452 Politics
469 Military
477 Diplomacy
486 Economy
493 Society
501 Culture and Sports
507 South-North Korea Exchange, Cooperation