How to navigate the national emergency

the government must rekindle the stalled labor, regulatory and pension reforms.

2024-06-25

Korean newborns hit record low in February, data show

The number of newborns in Korea hit a new low in February with an on-year decrease of 3.3 percent. The crude birthrate fell to 4.8.

2024-04-24

Seoul first locality to provide parental leave benefits to self-employed, freelancers

Self-employed workers and freelancers in Seoul will receive parental leave benefits starting next year, a measure that aims to address the city’s staggeringly low birthrate.

2024-04-22

Foreigners may account for 1 in 10 working-age people by 2042

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.

2024-04-12

Learn from Germany to raise our birth rate

To overcome our lethargic birthrate, society must become birth-friendly.

2024-03-13

How can Korea fix its birthrate? More corporate jobs, think tank says

A report from the Korea Development Institute argues that a shortage of jobs at conglomerates is affecting Korea's fertility rate and female employment as employees of smaller firms struggle to access parental welfare programs.

2024-02-27

Seoul banks on remote work, new apartments to raise birthrate

Companies in Seoul will be incentivized to adopt remote working policies and offer benefits for parents. City-run apartment buildings with child care facilities will also appear in the capital by 2028.

2024-02-06

Former minister mulled as new head of presidential committee on birthrates

The leadership change in the Presidential Committee of Aging Society and Population Policy is seen as a significant overhaul pushed by the president's office to foster a more assertive approach to addressing the ongoing fertility crisis.

2024-01-30

Births fall, deaths rise as Korea’s bleak demographic decline continues

Korea’s population trend of natural decline continued in November as deaths surpassed births for the 49th consecutive month, with the number of newborns once again reaching a monthly record low.

2024-01-24

Gov't raises monthly child care subsidies for newborns to 1M won

The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on Thursday that it will increase monthly subsidies for parents of newborns starting this year.

2024-01-11

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