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Low Birth Rates, Ageing Population Make South Korea 'Super-Aged Society'
South Korea, Asia's fourth-largest economy recorded just 0.7 births per woman late last year -- one of the lowest birth rates in the world.
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South Korea Breaks Record For World's Lowest Fertility Rate, Again
The average number of expected babies per South Korean woman over her reproductive life fell to 0.78 in 2022, down from 0.81 a year earlier.
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Russia's Hunt For Weapons vs Ukraine Could Be Lifeline For North Korea
Russia's hunt for weapons to fire at Ukraine could provide a lifeline for North Korea, where even a relatively modest arms deal would help lift the country's cash-starved and stagnant economy into growth.
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500 Evacuated After Massive Fire At South Korea Slum Town
One of the last remaining slums, the village is a symbol of inequality in Asia's fourth-largest economy just next to the flashy, affluent district of Gangnam.
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SoftBank To Discuss Arm "Strategic Alliance" With Samsung
SoftBank Group Corp founder and CEO Masayoshi Son will discuss a "strategic alliance" between chip designer Arm and Samsung Electronics during the billionaire's first visit to South Korea in three years.
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UN Rights Report Warns Of North Korea "Starvation Risk"
North Korea's most vulnerable are "at risk of starvation" with the economy worsening due to a self-imposed coronavirus blockade, and UN sanctions imposed over the country's nuclear programmes should be eased, a UN human rights expert said.
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Apple, Google’s In-App Purchase Commission Dominance Likely to Be Curbed by South Korea
South Korea is likely to bar Google and Apple from charging software developers commissions on in-app purchases, the first such curbs by a major economy that could hurt the tech giants' lucrative revenue streams.
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North Korea Reshuffle Signals Military Policy Not Top Priority Now: Analysts
New photos confirm North Korea has demoted a military leader in a reshuffle that left ruling party's top body dominated by civilians, possibly signalling Kim Jong Un's focus on the economy and frustration with bureaucratic failures, analysts said.
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Food Situation "Tense" Due To Pandemic, Typhoon: Kim Jong Un
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said the country's economy improved this year but called for measures to tackle the "tense" food situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic and last year's typhoons, state media said on Wednesday.
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un Meets Senior Officials To Discuss Economy: Report
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened a meeting of senior officials of the Workers' Party to evaluate and improve the economy in the second half of the year, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday.
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Government Allows UAE's ADNOC To Export Oil From Strategic Reserve
Allowing ADNOC to export its oil mirrors a model adopted by countries such as Japan and South Korea which allow oil producers to re-export crude storage.
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Kim Jong Un Stirs Suspense With Rare Meeting On "Crucial" Mystery Issue
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is convening a key ruling party body on Wednesday for the first time in eight months to address a "crucial" mystery issue. He's got plenty of tricky situations to choose from.
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Maharashtra To Sign 12 Business Deals In Effort To Revive Economy
Maharashtra, which makes the highest industrial contribution to India's economy, is all set to sign "12 large contracts" with companies from across the globe, including the US, China, South Korea and Singapore, later today.
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Sales Of Japanese Cars In South Korea Slump Amid Growing Diplomatic Row
Sales of Japanese-branded autos in South Korea slumped in July amid a worsening diplomatic row between the two countries that has led to consumer boycotts and efforts by Seoul to cut the economy's reliance on imports from Japan.
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South Korea's Burned Out Millennials Choose YouTube Over Samsung
Chaebols such as Samsung and Hyundai powered South Korea's dramatic rise from the ashes of the 1950-53 war into Asia's fourth-largest economy in less than a generation
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Low Birth Rates, Ageing Population Make South Korea 'Super-Aged Society'
South Korea, Asia's fourth-largest economy recorded just 0.7 births per woman late last year -- one of the lowest birth rates in the world.
-
South Korea Breaks Record For World's Lowest Fertility Rate, Again
The average number of expected babies per South Korean woman over her reproductive life fell to 0.78 in 2022, down from 0.81 a year earlier.
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Russia's Hunt For Weapons vs Ukraine Could Be Lifeline For North Korea
Russia's hunt for weapons to fire at Ukraine could provide a lifeline for North Korea, where even a relatively modest arms deal would help lift the country's cash-starved and stagnant economy into growth.
-
500 Evacuated After Massive Fire At South Korea Slum Town
One of the last remaining slums, the village is a symbol of inequality in Asia's fourth-largest economy just next to the flashy, affluent district of Gangnam.
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SoftBank To Discuss Arm "Strategic Alliance" With Samsung
SoftBank Group Corp founder and CEO Masayoshi Son will discuss a "strategic alliance" between chip designer Arm and Samsung Electronics during the billionaire's first visit to South Korea in three years.
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UN Rights Report Warns Of North Korea "Starvation Risk"
North Korea's most vulnerable are "at risk of starvation" with the economy worsening due to a self-imposed coronavirus blockade, and UN sanctions imposed over the country's nuclear programmes should be eased, a UN human rights expert said.
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Apple, Google’s In-App Purchase Commission Dominance Likely to Be Curbed by South Korea
South Korea is likely to bar Google and Apple from charging software developers commissions on in-app purchases, the first such curbs by a major economy that could hurt the tech giants' lucrative revenue streams.
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North Korea Reshuffle Signals Military Policy Not Top Priority Now: Analysts
New photos confirm North Korea has demoted a military leader in a reshuffle that left ruling party's top body dominated by civilians, possibly signalling Kim Jong Un's focus on the economy and frustration with bureaucratic failures, analysts said.
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Food Situation "Tense" Due To Pandemic, Typhoon: Kim Jong Un
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said the country's economy improved this year but called for measures to tackle the "tense" food situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic and last year's typhoons, state media said on Wednesday.
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un Meets Senior Officials To Discuss Economy: Report
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened a meeting of senior officials of the Workers' Party to evaluate and improve the economy in the second half of the year, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday.
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Government Allows UAE's ADNOC To Export Oil From Strategic Reserve
Allowing ADNOC to export its oil mirrors a model adopted by countries such as Japan and South Korea which allow oil producers to re-export crude storage.
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Kim Jong Un Stirs Suspense With Rare Meeting On "Crucial" Mystery Issue
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is convening a key ruling party body on Wednesday for the first time in eight months to address a "crucial" mystery issue. He's got plenty of tricky situations to choose from.
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Maharashtra To Sign 12 Business Deals In Effort To Revive Economy
Maharashtra, which makes the highest industrial contribution to India's economy, is all set to sign "12 large contracts" with companies from across the globe, including the US, China, South Korea and Singapore, later today.
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Sales Of Japanese Cars In South Korea Slump Amid Growing Diplomatic Row
Sales of Japanese-branded autos in South Korea slumped in July amid a worsening diplomatic row between the two countries that has led to consumer boycotts and efforts by Seoul to cut the economy's reliance on imports from Japan.
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South Korea's Burned Out Millennials Choose YouTube Over Samsung
Chaebols such as Samsung and Hyundai powered South Korea's dramatic rise from the ashes of the 1950-53 war into Asia's fourth-largest economy in less than a generation
