Despite spending more than $200 billion on pro-natal initiatives since 2006, South Korea has the world's lowest birth rate.

One in five South Koreans is now aged 65 or older, the government said Tuesday. Newsweek contacted the South Korean embassy in Washington D.C. via email for comment outside of office hours.

After emerging from the 1950-53 war with North Korea, South Korea emerged as one of ... address challenges arising from its rapidly aging population, inflexible labor market, continued dominance ...

According to Starbucks' global website on Thursday, South Korea recorded 2,009 stores, surpassing Japan by 18 stores, which has a population of over 120 million -- more than twice the size of ...