Yoon’s December 3 decree threw South Korea into turmoil when he banned political activity and sent troops to the heart of the nation’s democracy – only to reverse the move within six hours ...

SEOUL, Feb 26 (Reuters) - 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 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. South Korea’s fertility rate has risen for the first time in nine years, as a surge in marriages after ...

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South Korea’s birthrate, the lowest in the world, rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, as policy efforts to incentivise companies and Koreans to embrace parenthood started to pay off.

South Korea's fertility rate, the average number of babies a woman is expected to have during her reproductive life, stood at 0.75 in 2024, according to Statistics Korea. The country has rolled ...