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South Korea's birthrate rebounds, but is it sustainable?
Yet that figure is still short of the rate of 2.1 children per woman that is generally considered necessary to maintain a stable population. The rise in newborns in 2024 also coincided with a sharp ...
They didn’t know they were citizens. Now they are expected to serve in the South Korean military
Korean Americans are finding themselves on the hook for service in the South Korean military — all because a rapper dodged it.
"Make kids, not war": Elon Musk warns South Korea as the land of K-romance faces a 96% birth rate decline
Elon Musk has highlighted South Korea's severe population decline, calling it a “catastrophic population collapse.” He has ...
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Conservatives watching South Korean fertility uptick for proof of concept on family policies
South Korean children wave national flags during a ceremony to celebrate the March First Independence Movement Day, the anniversary of the 1919 uprising against Japanese colonial rule, in Seoul ...
There Is One Tried and True Way to Keep Birthrates Falling
The biggest drop in fertility is among teenagers, Sciubba writes, and the birthrate among women over 30 has increased, with a ...
S. Korea to provide financial aid for children of deadbeat parents
The South Korean government said Tuesday it will introduce legislation to subsidize child care costs for single parents whose ...
Private education spending in South Korea hits record $26.8b despite fall in student numbers
A notable trend in the data is the steep rise in private education spending in rural areas. Read more at straitstimes.com.