For many men in retirement, libraries serve as vital spaces to engage with the world at little to no cost, says a sociology ...

South Korean food companies, long challenged by the country’s low birthrate and aging population, are now experiencing rapid growth, fueled by rising exports and the global K-food trend. Orion and ...

South Korea has experienced its first rise in birthrate in nearly a decade, with 242,334 babies born in 2024, a 3.1% increase ...

The East Asian country posted 240,000 births last year, according to preliminary estimates, boosting the country's fertility ...

The number of babies born in South Korea rose at the fastest rate in 14 years in November, driven partly by an increase in ...

In Asia, Japan has experienced population decline for 15 years, while South Korea’s population began shrinking in 2021. In Italy, births fell below 400,000 for the first time since the 19th century.

(AP Photo/Andy Wong) People visit the Gyeongbok Palace, the main royal palace during the Joseon Dynasty and one of South Korea’s well known landmarks, during Lunar New Year holiday celebrations in ...

Elsewhere in Asia, Japan’s population has been falling for 15 years, while South Korea’s growth turned negative in 2021. In Italy, the number of births has fallen below 400,000 for the first ...

All of North Korea's troops in Kursk could get wiped out by April, given current losses, a think tank said. Analysts cited casualty reports from Ukraine and South Korea, estimating 92 losses per day ...

Seoul, South Korea (AP) — Lawyers for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol failed in their court effort to secure his release on Thursday, a day after he was detained at his residence ...

Beijing (AFP) – Tour operators said Thursday that North Korea had reopened a border city to foreign tourists ... People from South Korea, with which Pyongyang remains technically at war ...