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South Korea’s birth rate rises for 1st time in decade

Reuters on MSN · 7h

Analysis-South Korea's policy push springs to life as world's lowest birthrate rises

South Korea's birthrate, the lowest in the world, rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, as more couples tied the knot after pandemic delays, and as policy efforts to incentivise companies and Koreans to embrace parenthood start to pay off.

UPI News on MSN · 6h

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.

WION on MSN · 11h

South Korea birth rate rose last year, first time in a decade

South Korea's birth rate rose last year for the first time in a decade, official data showed on Wednesday, bucking a trend for a country battling a demographic crisis.

Bridge collapses in South Korea killing 4

An elevated part of a highway being built in South Korea collapses, killing 3 workers

An elevated part of a highway under construction has collapsed in South Korea, killing three workers and injuring six others

The New York Times · 1d

4 Workers Killed in Highway Bridge Collapse in South Korea

Six others were injured when part of a highway construction site broke apart on Tuesday morning, officials said.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

4 killed as South Korean highway bridge collapses during construction

Six others were injured when a highway bridge collapsed in Cheonan, a city south of Seoul. The country has one of the highest workplace fatality rates in the OECD.

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South Korea's Yoon defends his martial law decree as impeachment ruling nears

In a final statement at his impeachment trial, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his martial law decree that pl ...

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S. Korea, Australia jointly host business forum on green economy in Seoul

South Korea and Australia hosted a joint forum on green businesses Wednesday in Seoul as part of efforts to bolster bilateral ...

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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 ...

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