After holding firm for nearly a decade, South Korea’s national credit rating is now the focus of growing anxieties. The worries stem from a combination of the dangers posed by US President Donald ...

The Japanese government passed a record defense budget in 2024, in line with its commitment to increase its defense spending ...

South Korean startups showcased innovative technologies addressing dementia care and prevention for aging national ...

This preventive healthcare model must be actively adopted to reduce medical expenses and increase the healthy elderly population." Domestic experts state that South Korea, which has entered a ...

Of the country’s 9,472 temporary wildfire monitors, more than 73 per cent are over the age of 60, according to the Korea ...

ANDONG (South Korea): Walking with a cane, 84-year-old apple farmer Kim Mi-ja surveys the wreckage of her village, which was ...

A combination of an aging society and a reliance on temporary workers meant older people were disproportionately on the ...

ANDONG: Walking with a cane, 84-year-old apple farmer Kim Mi-ja surveys the wreckage of her village, which was reduced to ...

SEOUL: Experts say this apparent inattentiveness to others' private space is rooted in Korea's collectivist culture, where ...

Wind-driven wildfires in South Korea's southern regions have killed at least 24 people, forced thousands to evacuate, and damaged historic sites. At least 24 people have died as wind-driven ...

Delegates to the first APEC senior officials' meeting enter the conference hall in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South ... to population changes such as low birthrates and aging societies.

South Korea's income inequality has decreased over the past decade, but the relative poverty rate among the elderly population is among the highest among member countries of the Organisation for ...