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South Korea Fertility Rate Rose In 2024, First Time In 9 Years
Marriages, a leading indicator of new births, jumped 14.9% in 2024, the biggest spike since the data started being released in 1970.
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South Korea Launches Speed Dating Events To Combat Declining Marriage And Birth Rates
South Korea faces a demographic crisis marked by record-low marriage and birth rates, with a fertility rate of just 0.72, the world's lowest. High working hours, expensive housing, and costly childcare contribute to this trend.
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Actor Jung Woo-Sung Confirms He Is The Father Of Model Moon Ga-Bi's Son
Social media users in South Korea have now dug out old comments of Jung drawing attention to candid comments he made in an interview about marriage and his own father.
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South Korea's Top Court Grants State Benefits To Gay Couples In Landmark Ruling
South Korea's supreme court on Thursday upheld a ruling that a same-sex partner was eligible for spousal benefits from state health insurance, a move hailed as a win for LGBTQ rights in a country that has lagged others in the region.
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Scared Of Being Alone In A Health Emergency, Woman Legally Adopts Friend
With one of the world's lowest birthrates and plummeting marriage rates, more and more people in South Korea live -- and will die -- alone.
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Having More Children Could Exempt South Korean Men From Military Service. Here's Why
The move is seen as the South Korean government's effort to boost the nation's ailing birth rate.
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South Korea Breaks Record For World's Lowest Fertility Rate, Again
The average number of expected babies per South Korean woman over her reproductive life fell to 0.78 in 2022, down from 0.81 a year earlier.
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Best Movies on Netflix in India [August 2020]
The best movies on Netflix in India in 2020 right now are largely a mix of English (The Godfather), Hindi (Rang De Basanti), and Japanese (Spirited Away), alongside others from Brazil, France, Korea, Russia, and Spain.
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Film Director Cannot Divorce Wife Over Affair, Rules Court
A cheating husband cannot divorce his wife despite having a years-long affair, a South Korean court ruled Friday, insisting only the injured party in a marriage could initiate a legal separation.
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Thousands Gather for South Korea's Gay Pride Parade
Thousands marched through central Seoul today in what organisers described as South Korea's biggest annual gay pride parade, with many celebrating the US Supreme Court's historic decision allowing same-sex couples nationwide to wed.
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Samsung careers dream jobs for South Koreans, and key to a good marriage: Report
Students in South Korea study hard to get into top conglomerates, or "chaebol", and an industry of coaching institutes has spawned to give them an edge in recruitment.
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Inter-Korean marriage agent takes on a niche market
These should be tough times for North-South Korean matchmaking, but Hong Seung-Woo says the search for the right husband or wife out-trumps all other considerations -- even threats of nuclear war.
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South Korea Fertility Rate Rose In 2024, First Time In 9 Years
Marriages, a leading indicator of new births, jumped 14.9% in 2024, the biggest spike since the data started being released in 1970.
-
South Korea Launches Speed Dating Events To Combat Declining Marriage And Birth Rates
South Korea faces a demographic crisis marked by record-low marriage and birth rates, with a fertility rate of just 0.72, the world's lowest. High working hours, expensive housing, and costly childcare contribute to this trend.
-
Actor Jung Woo-Sung Confirms He Is The Father Of Model Moon Ga-Bi's Son
Social media users in South Korea have now dug out old comments of Jung drawing attention to candid comments he made in an interview about marriage and his own father.
-
South Korea's Top Court Grants State Benefits To Gay Couples In Landmark Ruling
South Korea's supreme court on Thursday upheld a ruling that a same-sex partner was eligible for spousal benefits from state health insurance, a move hailed as a win for LGBTQ rights in a country that has lagged others in the region.
-
Scared Of Being Alone In A Health Emergency, Woman Legally Adopts Friend
With one of the world's lowest birthrates and plummeting marriage rates, more and more people in South Korea live -- and will die -- alone.
-
Having More Children Could Exempt South Korean Men From Military Service. Here's Why
The move is seen as the South Korean government's effort to boost the nation's ailing birth rate.
-
South Korea Breaks Record For World's Lowest Fertility Rate, Again
The average number of expected babies per South Korean woman over her reproductive life fell to 0.78 in 2022, down from 0.81 a year earlier.
-
Best Movies on Netflix in India [August 2020]
The best movies on Netflix in India in 2020 right now are largely a mix of English (The Godfather), Hindi (Rang De Basanti), and Japanese (Spirited Away), alongside others from Brazil, France, Korea, Russia, and Spain.
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Film Director Cannot Divorce Wife Over Affair, Rules Court
A cheating husband cannot divorce his wife despite having a years-long affair, a South Korean court ruled Friday, insisting only the injured party in a marriage could initiate a legal separation.
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Thousands Gather for South Korea's Gay Pride Parade
Thousands marched through central Seoul today in what organisers described as South Korea's biggest annual gay pride parade, with many celebrating the US Supreme Court's historic decision allowing same-sex couples nationwide to wed.
-
Samsung careers dream jobs for South Koreans, and key to a good marriage: Report
Students in South Korea study hard to get into top conglomerates, or "chaebol", and an industry of coaching institutes has spawned to give them an edge in recruitment.
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Inter-Korean marriage agent takes on a niche market
These should be tough times for North-South Korean matchmaking, but Hong Seung-Woo says the search for the right husband or wife out-trumps all other considerations -- even threats of nuclear war.
