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Provincial Government Leaders Propose Policies to Address Low Fertility Rate

JEJU, South Korea, May 31 (Yonhap) – Provincial government heads on Friday each proposed various policy directions to develop their cities as a potential solution to the country’s rapidly aging population coupled with a low fertility rate. The remarks were made during a session on global branding policies for globalization at the Jeju Forum for [...]

S. Koreans Link Jobs, Education Costs to Low Fertility Rate

SEOUL, Jul. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – South Koreans appear to consider job difficulties and education costs as the main causes of the nation’s low fertility rate, a survey showed Wednesday. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism unveiled the results of its big data analysis of about 310,000 social media posts for the past two [...]