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South Korea's birthrate rises for 1st time in a decade

South Korea birth rate rises for first time in 9 years on marriage boom

South Korea's record-low birth rate rose in 2024, the country's statistics agency reported on Wednesday, marking the first increase in nine years in a slight respite from a looming demographic crisis.

Reuters on MSN · 5h

South Korea birthrate rises for first time in 9 years, marriages surge

South Korea's fertility rate rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, supported by an increase in marriages, preliminary data showed on Wednesday, in a sign that the country's demographic crisis might have turned a corner.

The Daily Telegraph · 29m

South Korea’s birth rate rises for first time in decade

Rise in fertility follows a wave of marriages which peaked last year with the highest number of ceremonies since 1996

Under-Construction Bridge Collapses In South Korea

CNN on MSN · 1d

Highway overpass collapses, killing at least four construction workers in South Korea

At least four construction workers were killed and six injured in a highway overpass collapse at a construction site on Tuesday morning in South Korea, an official told CNN. Two Chinese nationals are among those dead.

Fox News · 13h

At least four dead in South Korea highway construction project collapse

At least four people were killed and six others were injured after concrete structures supporting a bridge collapsed at a highway construction site in South Korea.

The Washington Post · 1d

Dashcam shows moment highway bridge collapses in South Korea

Parts of a highway bridge under construction in Cheonan, South Korea, collapsed Feb. 25. Officials reported deaths and injuries.

South Korea, impeachment and Yoon

Reuters · 23h

South Korea's Yoon accused in final impeachment hearing of seeking 'dictatorship'

South Korean parliamentary lawyers seeking President Yoon Suk Yeol's removal over his short-lived imposition of martial law compared him to a dictator on Tuesday during their final arguments at his impeachment trial.

The Associated Press on MSN · 18h

South Korea’s Yoon defends his martial law decree as impeachment trial nears end

In a final statement at his impeachment trial, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his martial law decree that plunged the country into chaos as a bid to inform the public of the danger of the opposition-controlled parliament as he vowed to push for political reform if reinstated.

Washington Times · 13h

Endgame looms for impeached president in a polarized South Korea

Bus after bus filled with riot police lined streets in northern Seoul around the Constitutional Court Tuesday for an extraordinary political spectacle: the final hearing in the divisive impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Yonhap News Agency18m

Suicide deaths in S. Korea hit 13-yr high in 2024; daily average at 39.5: data

According to preliminary data by the Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention (KFSP), a total of 14,439 suicide cases were ...

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North Korea has opened its doors to a group of international travelers for the 1st time in years

A small group of foreign tourists has visited North Korea in the past week, making them the first international travelers to enter the country in five years except for a group of Russian tourists who ...

South Korea Has a Small Baby Bump After Years of Decline

South Korea reported a rare increase in births last year as the country grapples with a dwindling population. Its fertility ...

The Associated Press on MSN13d

Seoul says North Korea is destroying facility that hosted reunions of war-separated families

North Korea is demolishing a South Korea-built property that had been used to host reunions of families separated during the ...

Hosted on MSN8h

'Emilia Perez' director visits Seoul

French film director Jacques Audiard is visiting Korea in light of the domestic release of his latest film “Emilia Perez," ...

Millions flock to Seoul's royal palaces where history meets 'hallyu'

Seoul's four major royal palaces - Gyeongbok Palace, Changdeok Palace, Deoksu Palace and Changgyeong Palace - along with ...

Pressenza6h

Good News Corps Homecoming Festival Hosts the World Culture Grand Show in Seoul

While spring seems around the corner as March approaches, Korea is still cold under minus-degree temperatures and it has been ...

South Korea political turmoil pushes companies to take tariff matters into their own hands

SEOUL--South Korea’s business leaders are taking action to offset the threat posed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s ...

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