Childbirths Drop for 6th Straight Month in May

SEJONG, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of newborn babies in South Korea plunged at a double-digit rate for the sixth straight month in May despite yearslong efforts to boost the country’s low birthrate, a government report showed Wednesday. About 30,300 babies were born in May, down 11.9 percent, or 4,100, from 34,400 tallied [...]