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The Intelligence from The Economist

He’s got Seoul: South Korea’s new leader

The Intelligence from The Economist

The Economist

News, Daily News, Global News

4.63.6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

The election of South Korea’s new president represents a resounding rejection of the political turmoil that preceded the campaign. Our correspondent explains the domestic and international challenges ahead. How Africa’s diaspora is shaping Afrobeats (10:06). And why culling dingoes in Australia may be a mistake (16:44).


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0:57.0

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

1:06.0

Africa music has long found global fans, but now the continent's diaspora is growing, some artists

1:12.4

perform more abroad than at home. That's changing both the music and the business model of

1:18.0

Afrobeats. And in Australia, the problem of dingoes has many facets, the tension between

1:26.1

indigenous people,

1:29.6

farmers, ecologists, politicians.

1:33.3

Now, scientists have shown that much of the policy around culling the beasts

1:34.6

hangs on a mistaken assumption.

1:42.1

But first... After months of political instability, last,

1:51.0

After months of political instability, last night E.J. Mung was elected South Korea's president.

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