Demographer Stuart Gietel-Basten tells The Conversation Weekly podcast why South Korea’s birth rate is climbing, and what ...

South Korea has recorded its biggest annual birth rate bump in 15 years, official figures showed Wednesday, but still far below the threshold needed to stop its population shrinking.That is well ...

South Korea has seen births rise for two consecutive years, but will the trend hold?

For more than a year now, South Korea has seen the monthly number of births rise year-on-year — sparking hope among some that it could be a sign of recovery from the country’s dire population crisis.

Excited young couples roam a bustling convention center trying on baby carriers, testing strollers and learning the latest safety features of car seats. This scene in Seoul in January may seem totally ...

South Korea’s stubbornly low birth rate could force dozens of universities to shutter in the coming years, experts say, as the country faces record-low enrollment at elementary schools. Rising living ...

During the seven-day WPK conclave, Kim Jong Un introduced the “Haekpangasoe” system while reaffirming his will to beef up ...

Feb. 4 (UPI) --North Korea is carrying out arbitrary and brutally disproportionate punishments, including executions, against citizens caught watching South Korean television and other foreign media, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. North Korea is punishing citizens caught watching South Korean television with forced labor and even death, according to an ...

Feb. 2 (UPI) --North Korean psychological operations are centralized by the Kim regime, though specific functions are spread across political, military and intelligence agencies. The focus of these ...

North Korea is executing schoolchildren for watching South Korean TV shows and listening to K-Pop, including Netflix’s hit series “Squid Game,” according to Amnesty International. Escapees told the ...