The East Asian country posted 240,000 births last year, according to preliminary estimates, boosting the country's fertility ...

In a bold attempt to reverse its alarming population decline, South Jeolla Province in South Korea is rolling out an ...

The government has little to show for the hundreds of billions of dollars spent on pro-natal policies over nearly two decades.

Starbucks hit 2,000 locations in South Korea as of the end of last year, making the country the coffee chain's third-largest ...

In a small cohort of adults in South Korea, the presence of cerebral small vessel disease was associated with color reading ...

Large shares in many middle-income countries say following the historically predominant religion is key to "true" national ...

South Korea has experienced its first rise in birthrate in nearly a decade, with 242,334 babies born in 2024, a 3.1% increase ...

Elsewhere in Asia, Japan's population has been falling for 15 years, while South Korea's growth turned negative in 2021. In Italy, the number of births has fallen below 400,000 for the first time ...

A change in underwear means that life cycles have shifted. South Korea has officially entered the super-aged society, with ...

In 2024, South Korea experienced its first rise in newborns in nine years, with 2,42,334 births marking a 3.1% increase over the previous year. Despite this, the country's total population has ...

South Korea, Hong Kong and other nations have seen their birth rates plummet. China three years ago joined Japan and most of Eastern Europe among other nations whose population is falling.