South Korea faces a worrying trend. Almost ten senior citizens commit suicide daily. Mental health issues and loneliness are major factors. A recent study highlights the urgency of early intervention.

The South Korean national population has now decreased for four consecutive years since 2021. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Bishop Paul Kyung-sang Lee emphasized the significance of the upcoming 2027 World Youth Day event in South Korea during the ...

SEOUL: An average of nearly 10 older South Koreans died by suicide every day between 2019 and 2023, according to a sobering ...

Births have risen for 10 consecutive months, but the world's lowest fertility rate remains far below replacement levels.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, a liberal who took office in June after winning an early election to replace ousted ...

South Korea’s total fertility rate, the number of births from a woman in her lifetime, is now expected to drop from 0.78 in 2022 to 0.65 in 2025, according to the government’s Statistics Korea.

South Korea’s military has reached that goal, decreasing troop size by 27.6% in two decades, from 2002 to 2022. But the premise that the threat from North Korea would diminish has proven false.

There were only 275,815 births, a record low – compared to 307,764 deaths, a 3.1% increase in fatalities from the previous year. This is the first time South Korea has hit the “population ...

Korea Health Industry Development Institute estimated that the market targeting the senior population, dubbed the “silver economy,” will grow to be a nearly 73 trillion KRW ($62.1 billion ...