South Korea announced on Thursday that it will introduce a temporary visa exemption for Chinese visitors in the third quarter ...

South Korea’s statistics agency said Wednesday that 238,300 babies were born last year, an increase of 8,300 from a year earlier. It said the country’s fertility rate — the average number of babies ...

South Korea's fertility rate rose in 2024, supported by an increase in marriages, in a sign that the country's demographic crisis might have turned a corner.

South Korea’s birthrate ... reflected an increase in marriages after more couples tied the knot following pandemic delays, as well as government policies in work-family balance, childcare ...

As North Korea slowly emerges from five years of self-imposed pandemic isolation, a glittering new high-rise neighborhood in the capital Pyongyang is taking center stage.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. South Korea’s fertility rate has risen for the first time in nine years, as a surge in marriages after ...

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Tuesday that he will host a trilateral meeting with his Chinese and South Korean counter ...

CJ CGV, South Korea’s leading exhibitor, is undergoing a major restructure that has already seen around 80 employees leave ...

South Korea has entered one of the most uncertain times in its ... It is the most significant drop since March 2020 (-18.3), the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Restaurants now often operate only ...

We have therefore made the assessment that COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic," he says. During the first European ...

As consumer sentiment weakens, South Korean households are cutting back on education expenses—typically one of the last areas ...

SEOUL, Feb 26 (Reuters) - South Korea's birthrate, the lowest in the world, rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, as more couples tied the knot after pandemic delays, and as policy ...