Much of what is best in the world can be found in Korea but it faces many of its hardest challenges too. Sky-high property prices, the world’s fastest-ageing population, a highly pressurised and competitive society, and as they face the difficult prospect of working and raising a family, 65 percent of Korean women are choosing not to have children. Along with all this, is the worry about the country that shares the Korean Peninsula, Kim Jong Un’s nuclear-armed North Korea.

Jonny Dymond presents a panel of Korean politicians and experts as they debate questions from the public across the country.

The panel:

Kyung-wha Kang: Former Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea and Distinguished Professor at Yonsei University

Chung-Min Lee: Former Ambassador for National Security Affairs and Ambassador for International Security Affairs. University Professor at Kaist, and Senior Fellow at The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Hee-kyoung Cho: Professor of Law at Hongik University and a columnist for The Korea Times

Hawon Jung: Author of Flowers of Fire about the Korean ‘MeToo’ women’s movement and former Seoul correspondent for Agence France-Presse

Producer: Charlie Taylor

(Photo: Women take part in a march for gender equality on International Women's Day 2022 in Seoul. Credit: Chris Jung/NurPhoto via Getty Images)