South Korea reported a rare increase in births last year as the country grapples with a dwindling population. Its fertility rate remains the world’s lowest.

"The return of tourists could help reshape North Korea's reputation, shifting it from a 'dangerous country' in the eyes of the international community to a potentially 'safe' travel destination," Dr Yee Ji Sun, a researcher at the Korea Institute for National Unification, told The Independent.

COVID-19 didn’t just claim lives directly—it reshaped mortality patterns worldwide. A major international study found that life expectancy plummeted across most of the 24 analyzed countries, with additional deaths from cardiovascular disease,

Rise in weddings, positive thoughts on marriage behind increase, statistics office says South Korea's fertility rate rose by 0.03 in 2024, breaking a nine-year downtrend, according to Statistics Korea on Wednesday.

SEOUL--South Korea set a new record for COVID-19 deaths on Thursday as officials ... early November as part of efforts to return to pre-pandemic normalcy. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention ...

People who have escaped from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic have described the

South Korea’s statistics agency said Wednesday that 238,300 ... attributable to an increase in marriages among couples who delayed weddings during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Park said another factor behind the rebound was a growing number of people ...

Visitors were taken to Rason, in the country’s special economic zone, on a five-day trip organised by Beijing-based Koryo Tours.

In a significant demographic shift, South Korea’s birth rate has increased for the first time in nine years, driven by a surge in post-pandemic marriages, evolving social attitudes towards parenthood,

SEOUL, South Korea — A small ... After the pandemic began, North Korea quickly banned tourists, jetted out diplomats and severely curtailed border traffic in one of the world’s most draconian COVID-19 restrictions. But since 2022, North Korea has ...