Drama! At the fight club: Training like a Korean pro wrestler

A Korea JoongAng Daily sports reporter gets into the ring with a cast of characters at practice-slash-rehearsal with Pro Wrestling Society Korea.

2024-06-27

Civic movement promotes inclusive, multicultural society with K-Respect Day

Diplomats, lawmakers and students gathered in western Seoul on Thursday to celebrate the declaration of K-Respect Day, which aims to promote an inclusive society by rooting out prejudice and discrimination against foreigners.

2024-05-23

Seoul mayor presents plan to lure foreign talent, establish multicultural society

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon on Monday unveiled a comprehensive plan to attract and retain foreign talent by offering scholarships and implementing new child care policies.

2024-05-20

Society must buttress our youths’ self-reliance

A society cannot be sustainable when it leaves each member to care for themselves.

2024-05-14

Seoul to provide more low-cost housing to older residents

According to the city government on Tuesday, these residences will be offered at approximately 30 to 85 percent of the market price in the neighborhood. They will be located near subway stations and medical facilities.

2024-01-30

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

Parties target older voters with caregiver insurance proposals. But are they feasible?

Political parties in Korea are proposing major policies to appeal to the older generation ahead of the April general elections.

2024-01-29

Rise of the septuagenarians

According to the Ministry of Interior and Safety, over 6.3 million people were 70 or older as of last year, the first time septuagenarians have outnumbered people in their 20s.

2024-01-10

Over 70s outnumber young people in Korea for first time ever

Korea's population aged 70 and older outnumbered those in their 20s for the first time last year, as the society rapidly ages amid record low birthrates.