Golden years, golden opportunity

Participants in a matchmaking event for singles 65 and older meet and mingle at the Seoul Donhwamun Traditional Music Hall in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Oct. 21.

2025-10-21

Seniors prioritize personal happiness, redefine holiday traditions during Chuseok

As family-centered holiday traditions fade, more Korean seniors are choosing to spend Chuseok on their own terms, watching old movies, dancing at “silver” clubs and enjoying the peace that comes after the children go home.

2025-10-10

This 'silver town' charges a 1 billion won deposit and 5 million won a month, but retirees are lining up. Why?

As Korea undergoes a demographic and cultural shift, financially stable older adults who don't expect to live with their children in their golden years are turning to a new plan: luxury retirement communities.

2025-08-15

Luxury retirement communities are bringing older expats back to Korea

Older adults, like Hwang Eun-ja and Park Ok-soon, find community and care in retirement homes, with amenities and social activities enhancing their quality of life.

2025-08-15

The prime of life

Contestants strut down the catwalk at the 2025 National Miz & Senior Model Contest held at the Gumi Multipurpose Sports Center in North Gyeongsang on the afternoon of June 24.

2025-06-24

Change employment paradigms for the elderly

It is necessary to change the job structure and shift the paradigm.

2024-04-25

Over 60 and starting anew ― seniors look forward to jobs after retirement

"I was a retired salaryman who had started working as the head of management at an apartment in Seoul when I saw a drone spraying disinfectants over trees on the news," says Kang Ho-sik, a 62-year-old. "I decided to attend a drone academy in order...

2021-11-22

Korea rapidly approaching 'super-aged society'

By the end of this year, there will be 8.54 million Koreans over the age of 64, accounting for 16.5 percent of the total population -- meaning Korea is moving rapidly from being an “aged society” to a "super-aged society."

2021-09-29

May 20 start date for high school seniors is on schedule

High school seniors will return to classes on schedule from May 20, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun announced Sunday...

2020-05-17

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