Here is a major irony. One which Western media should ponder and be ashamed.

Collapse? Regime change? Those terms are two a penny in talk of Korea. North Korea, that is. Never mind that after 70 years the DPRK is still going strong – wishful thinking rules.

Yet the same papers that rush to publish any speculative tittle-tattle about North Korea tend to ignore the other Korea. Bad move, on two counts. In general, South Korea is a major country. It matters, in so many ways. It’s really interesting. And, the facts are far easier to ferret out.

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