SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Roughly two-thirds of single South Korean women believe that government policy in place to encourage giving birth to children falls short of influencing decisions on marriage and childbirth. Gayeon Matchmaking Consulting Service conducted a survey of 1,000 single men and women, 65 percent of whom believed that government policy [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Yoon Hwan was on cloud nine last year when his girlfriend said “yes” after he popped the question. He envisioned a happy future full of precious moments with his wife and children. But that euphoria quickly gave way to a heavy heart when his dream was deflated by a [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of postpartum care centers nationwide has fallen, a report said Monday, likely an indication of the falling birthrate. The Korea Institute of Child Care and Education put the number of such centers at 584 last year, compared to 610 in 2015. The data, collected through the Ministry [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Wednesday that it will raise the monthly benefits for paid parental leave from Jan. 1 onward as part of its efforts to boost the country’s chronic low birthrate. The maximum amount of monthly payment for those who take paternity leave will be set at 2.5 million [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7. (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Friday announced a set of measures to remove the fundamental causes cited for drop in country’s birthrate, including the high cost of child-rearing and increasing number of people opting not to have children. The roadmap was finalized as Kim Sang-hee, vice-chairwoman of a presidential committee aimed [...]
SEJONG, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of newborns in South Korea fell again in June, government data showed Wednesday, in the latest sign of the chronically-low birthrate that has plagued Asia’s fourth-largest economy for more than a decade. About 26,400 babies were born in June, down 8.7 percent from 28,900 tallied a year [...]
SEJONG, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of newborns in South Korea fell again in June, government data showed Wednesday, in the latest sign of the chronically-low birthrate that has plagued Asia’s fourth-largest economy for more than a decade. About 26,400 babies were born in June, down 8.7 percent from 28,900 tallied a year [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has one of the lowest birthrates of any country in the world this year, data released by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and picked up in Seoul showed Sunday. The latest World Factbook based on estimates for 2017 showed that the country’s total fertility rate (TFR) [...]
SEJONG, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of newborn babies in South Korea dropped to a six-month low in June, government data showed Wednesday. About 28,900 babies were born in the month, down 12.2 percent, or 4,000, from 32,900 tallied a year earlier, according to the data from Statistics Korea. It is the second-lowest [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The head of South Korea’s presidential policy advisory panel said Thursday that he will put the highest priority on tackling the country’s chronic low birthrate in order to bolster growth potential. “Solving the sluggish birthrate is the pressing task that will decide the future of South Korea,” Kim Jin-pyo, [...]