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We are obsessed with 'Speed.' Where will it take us?

Korea has long been associated less with a sense of ease than with a culture of "bbali, bbali" ("hurry, hurry"). Speed often feels less like a preference than a condition of everyday life. The phrase has become familiar shorthand, echoed in everything from same-day delivery services to a digital ecosystem. Faster is…

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In May, Korea turns to families

May is widely referred to as ‘Family Month’ in South Korea, with a cluster of family-related observances including Children’s Day (May 5), Parents’ Day (May 8), Teachers’ Day (May 15) and Couples’ Day (May 21). It is a time when the cultural calendar shifts noticeably toward children and parents, with museums, outdo…

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Annastacia Palaszczuk on resilience – Australian Politics podcast

When Annastacia Palaszczuk led a Labor opposition team to government in the 2015 Queensland election, she was labelled an ‘accidental premier’. She later became a three-term premier who ended it on her own terms. She speaks with political editor Tom McIlroy about how her resilience was formed by profound personal lo…

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