Wall St. Insights Faced with aging populations, declining fertility rates, and outbound migration, several countries are ...

South Korea has grappled with an unprecedented decline in birth rate over the past nine years. However the latest figures show a slight rise in the number of babies born. Although the number remains ...

SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- The number of farming households in South Korea remained below the 1 million mark for the second ...

This rate, far below the 2.1 replacement level necessary to maintain a stable population, signals an impending crisis. While South Korea's struggle with demographic decline is severe, it also ...

The number of farming households in South Korea stayed below 1 million for the second straight year in 2024, statistical ...

The country is facing a labour shortage following decades of low birth rate and depopulation. By the year 2032, it’s estimated South Korea will need more than 890,000 additional workers to maintain ...

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 ...

Seoul has seen a total of nine schools close their doors due to a shortage of students. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

South Korea added nearly 200,000 jobs in March, but employment in the construction and manufacturing sectors continued to ...