South Korea has one of the world's most rapidly contracting and aging societies worldwide. For the first time in nine years, ...

Yale professor says Korean idols face harsher scrutiny than other stars, citing Suga’s DUI case Local and international K-pop academics are urging South Korean society to reassess its approach to the ...

Nearly 50 schools in South Korea are set to fall victim to the country's low birth rate, the world's lowest. Newsweek reached ...

The government attributes the reversal to a shift in perceptions surrounding family institutions among people of procreating ...

The biggest drop in fertility is among teenagers, Sciubba writes, and the birthrate among women over 30 has increased, with a ...

Yoo Jang-hee, honorary professor at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, said that South Korea should do something to deal with ...

South Korea in 2024 saw a decrease in new job seekers using a government website in all age groups except for the 60 and ...

And as people aged 65 or older rose by 5.41 percent to make up more than 20 percent of the population now, South Korea is now considered a super-aged society. Statistics Korea officials told a ...

Recent reports indicate that the Workers' Party continues its harsh discrimination against citizens who hold views different ...

"That has had a major impact on social issues, from employment rates to incomes to retirement, making it a structural issue for South Korean society." The nation also has some traditional attitudes ...

SEOUL — The number of births in South Korea rose last year for the first time in nine years, supported by an increase in ...

The number of babies born in South Korea rebounded for the first time in nine years in 2024, welcome news for a country ...