One in 10 working-age people in Korea may be a foreigner by 2042 as the population sharply shrinks due to the country's ever-plummeting birth rate.
Policy is drowned out in favor of potshots as the rival parties seek control of parliament.
Girl group ARTMS will embark on its first world tour “Moonshot" with two Seoul concerts on July 20 and 21, the group’s agency Modhaus said Tuesday.
Korea has experienced 51 straight months of natural population decline. Births hit a record low in January.
The country posted 1 percent gain in marriages last year, although the total remained under 200,000 for the third straight year.
More couples in Korea are using loopholes to apply for loan programs for families with newborns by not registering marriages or both parents' names. They criticize the government for its income-based support measures amid the low birthrate crisis.
Korea’s low birth rate seems unlikely to rebound after parents last year had spent 27.1 trillion won ($20.6 billion) to send their kids to private academies despite a drastic decrease in the number of students.
To overcome our lethargic birthrate, society must become birth-friendly.
President Yoon Suk Yeol promised more state scholarships, study abroad opportunities, tax benefits and savings programs for young people in a town hall meeting Tuesday.
A new survey revealed that Korea's married couples expect child rearing to cost an average of 1.4 million won per month, with higher-income households and homeowners anticipating higher expenses.
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