SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting next January, the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) will offer larger childbirth subsidies that are provided as credit/debit card vouchers. The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the NHIS announced Thursday that relevant legislation will come into effect on January 1, 2022. According to the new legislation, a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of babies born in South Korea dropped to a record low in August, data showed Wednesday, underscoring the country’s gloomy demographic situation with its chronically low birthrate. A total of 22,291 babies were born in August, down 0.5 percent from a year earlier, according to the data [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Municipalities in Gyeonggi Province are coming up with various projects to boost childbirth. The city of Yongin decided to continue offering childbirth subsidies and give out ‘First Encounter Coupons’ to be introduced by the central government. The First Encounter Coupons are 2-million-won (US$1,700) vouchers given out for each child to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of babies born in South Korea dropped to a record low in June, data showed Wednesday, in the latest sign that underscores the country’s gloomy demographic situation with the chronically low birth rate. A total of 21,526 babies were born in June, down 2.7 percent from the [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of babies born in South Korea dropped to a new record low in May, data showed Wednesday, in the latest sign that underscores the country’s gloomy demographic situation. A total of 22,052 babies were born in May, down 3.5 percent from the previous year, according to the [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — In the midst of a surge in momentum for environmental movements looking to overcome climate change, an increasing percentage of young Koreans are deciding not to have children because they do not want their offspring to suffer from the environmental collapse. Kim Woo-seop, a 28-year-old office worker, is concerned [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The inclination against having babies and raising a family, particularly stronger among South Koreans, has turned out to be a trend that apparently not even money can solve. South Korea’s total fertility rate hit a record low of 0.92 in 2019, way below the 1.63 average of members of [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of babies born in South Korea declined to a fresh record low in April, data showed Wednesday, underpinning the country’s gloomy demographic situation with the chronically low birth rate. A total of 22,820 babies were born in April, down 2.2 percent from the previous year, according to [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of babies born in South Korea fell to a fresh record low in March, data showed Wednesday, underscoring the country’s gloomy demographic situation with the chronically low birth rate. A total of 24,054 babies were born in March, down 0.6 percent from a year earlier, according to [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of babies born in South Korea fell to a record low in February, data showed Wednesday, underscoring the country’s chronically low birth rate. A total of 21,461 babies were born in February, down 5.7 percent from a year earlier, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea. [...]