While the eyes of the whole world - at least those of Europe - are riveted on the war in Ukraine, the other crises that enamel the rest of the planet continue.
As in South Korea where another president than Volodymyr Zelensky is on a war footing: Yoon Seok-youl.
This former prosecutor, elected last May, brought the conservatives back to power by promising in particular a firmer policy vis-à-vis North Korea.
The end of the year was marked by the announcement by members of the Korean pop group BTS that they would be doing their military service.
What might seem anecdotal reveals a deep anchoring of conscription in this country where all men must serve in the army corps.
Exceptions existed for athletes, it was decided that they would not be applied to these singers who weigh several billion dollars a year in the South Korean economy.
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Seok-youl also, as a wish for 2023, mentioned the possibility for his country…
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