SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Tuesday it will introduce parental subsidies to support parents struggling with childbirth and child rearing. The state budget plan for 2023, endorsed by the Cabinet, showed that the government will pay 700,000 won (US$522) each month to families with a child that has yet to turn [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Thursday that it will remove the right of parents to administer corporal punishment on their children as part of efforts to enhance the rights of minors. The move is part of the Moon Jae-in administration’s youth policy that aims to create an environment where children can [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Almost 8 out of 10 Koreans support the legalization of the right to turn off life support systems under familial consent, when additional care is considered to be in vain. According to a survey report by Gallup Korea on 1,006 Koreans over 19 years of age, conducted between May [...]