Asia Pacific May 28, 2023
South Korea to avoid cashing in on China’s U.S. chipmaker ban
China’s Micron crackdown has drawn South Korea into the U.S.-China battle over technology access and national security.
Asia Pacific Mar 16, 2023
South Korean marriages slide to record low in a blow for country with the world’s lowest birth rate
South Korea’s crude marriage rate — the number of marriages per 1,000 people — slid to 3.7 from 3.8 in 2021.
Business Feb 20, 2023
South Korea joins space race as Russia’s isolation deepens
Seoul last month revoked a contract with Moscow in favor of a European operator to launch a satellite into space.
Business Feb 17, 2023
South Korean babysitter app seeks to ease guilt among mothers torn between child and career
As women feel torn between children and a career, South Korea continues to struggle with a low birthrate.
Business Dec 7, 2022
South Korea debt crisis is a cautionary tale as era of easy money ends
Even relatively safer financial systems like South Korea’s face threats of contagion.
Business Nov 28, 2022
South Korean central bank governor warns against Japan-like stimulus
The country should instead embark on long-delayed structural reforms, central bank Gov. Rhee Chang-yong said.
Asia Pacific / Social Issues Nov 8, 2022
South Korea urges corporate governance focus on women to address fertility crisis
The country last year saw the number of babies expected per woman drop to 0.81, a result that shattered its own world record.
Business Oct 29, 2022
Crisis trauma haunts South Korea as it confronts a credit meltdown
Past financial crises are haunting South Korean policymakers as they rush to support a local credit market that’s quickly gone from one of the world’s safest to teetering on the brink.
Asia Pacific Sep 14, 2022
Burden of raising kids drives South Korean fertility to world’s lowest rate
The country's president plans to sharply increase cash payments for new parents, but for women considering children, temporary subsidies may do little to assuage worries over years of costs.
Asia Pacific Aug 31, 2022
South Korea to triple baby payments in bid to tackle fertility crisis
A plan to provide a monthly stipend to every family with a newborn is Seoul's latest move to address the world’s lowest fertility rate.