‘At risk of extinction’: South Korea’s second city fears demographic disaster
Busan is shrinking faster than any other metropolitan area in a country with the world’s lowest fertility rate ...
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South Korea poised to post 1st increase in birth rate in nearly decade
South Korea is set to report its first increase in birth rates in nine years, with a 3% rise in the number of newborns in ...
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol receives seven jail visits a day; president's lawyers say Yoon unfairly criticised
SEOUL: Arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol received a total of 70 outside visitors while imprisoned, from Jan 15 to Monday (Feb 3), meaning Yoon received seven visits a day on average for the 10 weekdays ...
South Korea’s private education sector rakes in profits despite fewer students
Cram schools are shifting their business strategies to focus on premium, high-intensity programmes. Read more at straitstimes ...
South Korea's senior poverty increases for second straight year
Amid soaring income inequality, nearly 40% aged 65 or older live in poverty in Korea South Korea’s elderly poverty rate worsened for the second consecutive year, intensifying concerns as the country ...
Coffee-crazed Korea has more Starbucks than Japan
Starbucks hit 2,000 locations in South Korea as of the end of last year, making the country the coffee chain's third-largest ...