What’s Behind South Korea’s Surging New Births?
Births in South Korea rose again in April, extending a 10-month streak that marks the end of a nine-year decline. The trend has been met with cautious optimism from officials, who point to a post-pandemic surge in marriages and a wave of new family policies as contributing factors. Newsweek reached out to the South Korean […]
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South Korea’s New Government Faces Alarming Social Issue
The deaths of three high school students in the port city of Busan last week sent ripples through South Korea and brought a mounting crisis back into the spotlight. Last year, a record 221 high, middle, and elementary school students took their own lives—seven more than the previous year and more than twice as many […]
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Satellite Images May Show North Korea’s Biggest Warship Ever
North Korea may be building its largest warship to date, new satellite imagery shows, after Pyongyang pledged to invest heavily in its navy as part of a wide-ranging military buildup. Why It Matters North Korea has forged ahead with myriad military programs, including bolstering its naval power, and has pressed for rapid upgrades to its […]
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South Korea’s Political Crisis: What Happens Next as Impeachment Overturned
South Korea’s Han Duck-soo has been reinstated as the nation’s acting president with immediate effect after a constitutional court dismissed his impeachment on Monday. Han, 75, formerly the prime minister, stepped in as acting president in December after the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol following his controversial imposition of martial law. Han was also impeached […]
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US B-1B Bomber Sent to North Korea’s Doorstep As Warning to Kim
The United States sent a bomber to Northeast Asia for a trilateral aerial exercise with its allies on Sunday, following North Korea’s test launch of a new nuclear ballistic missile. The allied exercise, which also involved South Korea and Japan, came after Kim Jong Un, leader of North Korea, on Thursday observed the launch of […]
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