Wednesday is election day in South Korea meaning the Blue House — South Korea’s White House – is back on the market. And speaking of houses: skyrocketing housing prices are just one of the major issues facing South Korean voters in one of the most tightly fought elections in the country’s history. Host Marco Werman speaks with James Kim, a research fellow at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies based in Seoul.
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