In 1950, the global average life expectancy was only 48. Thankfully, it is now 72.6 and is expected to reach the high 80s by ...

The East Asian country posted 240,000 births last year, according to preliminary estimates, boosting the country's fertility ...

Beijing: An increasing number of countries are facing the combined challenges of population decline and aging, as younger ...

Countries worldwide grapple with declining birthrates and aging populations, prompting governments to offer incentives for ...

China said Friday that its population fell for the third straight year in 2024, falling by almost 1.4 million to 1.408 ...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean authorities tried and failed Friday to carry out an unprecedented arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched attempt to declare martial law in ...

In another disturbing trend, the research team also found a growing gap between healthy life expectancy and overall life expectancy, which means people are spending more years living in poor health.

South Korea, an Asian country with which the Philippines has shared strong cultural affinities in recent years, is currently grappling with a political crisis eerily reminiscent of the Philippines’ ...

South Korean investigators said Saturday that they will soon have a complete transcript from the cockpit voice recorder recovered from the wreckage of the Jeju Air Boeing flight that crashed ...

South Korea's political leadership was in uncharted territory om Saturday after the sitting president resisted arrest over a failed martial law decree. Yoon Suk Yeol faces criminal charges of ...

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South Korea's government hopes a slew of new and upcoming policies will make a difference in its fight to reverse a looming population crisis. The nation's fertility rate, the lowest in the world ...