South Korea's Train Plan to Boost Population. Published Jun 20, 2024 at 4:30 AM EDT Updated Jul 29, 2024 at 10:38 AM EDT. By . Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan.

On Monday, a dark green train with yellow trim was spotted at the border where Russia, China and North Korea meet. It runs with one passenger in mind: the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un.

South Korea has come up with a novel idea to get one of its biggest problems back on track – by launching a high speed train service. The country has the world's lowest birth rate as the average ...

SEOUL — North Korea and China resumed freight train service Monday following a five-month hiatus, South Korean officials said, as North Korea struggles to revive an economy battered by the ...