Strong economic fundamentals and sound macroeconomic policies have helped the Korean economy through multiple shocks in recent years. However, potential growth has slowed more quickly than in other ...

Elon Musk has reignited concerns over population decline, linking it to civilisational collapse and low birth rates in ...

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 ...

Japanese governments have proposed policies to reverse this trend, but they have so far had little success. Thirty percent of ...

South Korea is heading toward a demographic collapse unlike anything the world has seen before. With the lowest fertility ...

South Korea's stocks fall 2% * Thai stocks hit over a week low ... The Indonesian rupiah is set for a near 3% decline. Singapore remained a bright spot as its stock market marched towards its fourth ...

Education authorities nationwide plan to urge the government to introduce a new work visa system for foreign nationals who graduate from Korean vocational high schools, amid a decline in the number of ...

SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will prioritize economic recovery ... the budget will focus on tackling low birth rates, aging population and population decline in remote areas. However, the ...

“The truth is that there has been a slow decline of the dollar in the data, and the non-conventional reserve currencies – even outside of the yuan – have jumped from 2 per cent to 11 per ...

A love motel in Japan has been converted into a funeral home, sparking conversations about the declining birth rate and ageing population ... rate in neighbouring South Korea rose in 2024 for ...

SEOUL -- South Korea faces heightened diplomatic and economic risks as a power vacuum leaves it unable to respond to U.S. President Donald Trump's import tariffs, while Washington has gone so far ...