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“The suppression of fertility rates by population density is a biological law.” This phenomenon has been most evident in east Asia. Japan, South Korea and Taiwan urbanized and industrialized ...

At least eight people are dead and 117 missing after a skyscraper in Bangkok, Thailand, collapsed following the quake in Myanmar ...

Multiple wildfires raging across South Korea’s southern regions for days have killed 26 people and destroyed more than 300 ...

WILDFIRES are raging across parts of South Korea, leaving several dead and turning historic tourist sites to ashes. Authorities have called the blaze the "worst on record" for the country - so is ...

A survey carried out on the 21st of March across five South Korean crypto exchanges revealed that the number of domestic ...

Wildfires in South Korea have intensified, becoming the worst natural disaster in history with 28 fatalities and extensive damage across multiple regions. South Korea’s blazes have burnt twice ...

Seoul — South Korea's worst wildfires on record have scorched a massive swath of the country's southeast over the past five days and killed at least 24 people, according to the national fire ...

South Korea’s birth rate has risen for the first time in nine years, after the country deployed a range of innovative tactics. But the country’s population will still shrink, warn experts.

A combination of an aging society and a reliance on temporary workers meant older people were disproportionately on the ...

Light rain aids firefighters in South Korea's worst wildfires Main fires of five regions contained, minister says Experts link fire spread to climate change, warn of future risks Mostly elderly ...