PEACE RANKING, ACCELERATED AGING IN THE HEADLINES

Welcome to Press Perspective for this Friday September 5th here in Seoul.

I'm Min Sunhee.

It's that time of the week during which we touch upon a number of intriguing headlines related to the broader society and of course South Korea.

For this I have freelance journalist Raphael Rashid.

Raphael it's good to have you here.

I also have writer Colin Marshall with us.

Colin welcome back.

Raphael, let's start off with the latest rankings for the most peaceful countries this year. Which are the top countries, where does South Korea stand, and what are your takeaways from the latest findings?

Raphael, another intriguing study published in Nature Medicine reportedly shows social inequality and weak democracy accelerates aging. What are your thoughts?

Colin, what are your thoughts with regard to the findings related to South Korea from these two studies?

Raphael, staying with living trends here in South Korea. We've touched upon this a few times in the past, but it's been highlighted again, this time by the South China Morning Post. So why are foreigners loving but leaving South Korea according to this latest article? And what are your takeaways?

Colin, what makes long-term residence in South Korea tough for foreign immigrants?

Raphael, moving on to the screens now. Director Park Chan-wook's latest production "No Other Choice" has been the talk of the town at the Venice Film Festival. Do tell us more.

Colin, despite the ongoing global popularity of K-entertainment, its big screen productions have been lacking at international festivals. What do you believe is the reason behind this unfortunate reality?

Meanwhile Raphael, the New York Times says Korean tattoo artists are garnering much attention here and beyond. What appears to be fueling this interest?

Colin, public perception regarding tattoos are also changing here in the country. Do you suppose South Korea's legal framework should reflect this reality?

All right.

On that note we end this week's EDITIONS of Press Perspective.

Thank you for watching.