A sweeping overhaul in the education system is a must to fight depopulation.
The government must pay heed to advice from experts to explore measures to raise the adaptability and sustainability of society under the given population conditions instead of setting a specific population goal.
Ever wondered why BTS has to answer the call of duty, but girl groups like Blackpink don’t? Well, they actually might have to in the coming decade. The Korean military faces a population crisis of its own amid the country's ever-plunging birthrate.
One in four places in Korea don’t have an obstetrician-gynecologist, or ob-gyn, equipped with a delivery room, a concrete reflection of the nation’s sinking fertility rate.
Korea JoongAng Daily Sitemap