Also in today’s newsletter, Trump threatens to impose 25% tariffs on EU goods, and Taiwan condemns China over unannounced ...

The number of babies born in South Korea has rebounded for the first time in nine years, welcome news for a country grappling ...

South Korea’s fertility rate rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, supported by an increase in marriages, ...

A recent spike in marriages may have had an impact after government measures encouraging young couples to get married and ...

This year, 49 elementary, middle, and high schools will shutter in the East Asian country, 16 more than last year and more ...

South Korea reported a rare increase in births last year as the country grapples with a dwindling population. Its fertility ...

While South Korea’s fertility rate remained the world’s lowest, the increase marked the first year-on-year pickup since 2015.

South Korea recorded the first increase in its fertility rate in nine years, in a rare piece of positive news for ...

For the first time in nine years, the number of babies born in South Korea increased in 2024, marking a significant moment in ...

South Koreans rejoiced Wednesday at news that the number of births had risen for the first time in about a decade -- a rare ...

Japan’s most recent fertility data showed a rate of 1.20 births per woman in 2023. One major factor behind Japan’s declining ...

Rise in fertility follows a wave of marriages which peaked last year with the highest number of ceremonies since 1996 ...