SEOUL: South Korea’s efforts to rid itself of a reputation for casual racial discrimination and overbearing ethnic nationalism will come under scrutiny this week from the United Nations (UN) top expert on racism.

Tasked with assessing racism, xenophobia and related into-lerance around the world, UN Special Rapporteur Mutuma Ruteere began a week-long mission to Asia’s fourth-largest economy on Monday.

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