South Korea is determined to boost its birth rate, having joined Japan as a "super-aged" society, with more than 20 percent of the population now over 65.

South Korea's transformation from colonial subjugation and a war-ravaged state into one of the world's leading economies and cultural exporters is a story of extraordinary resilience and ambition.

The Lee government clearly has a delicate balancing act ahead when it comes to the two superpowers. Trump has previously criticised the amount South Korea pays for the US forces stationed on its ...