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Two out of Five Singles Willing to Have Children
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (107+ words) [Domestic]: More single people in South Korea have become positive about getting married and having children over the past two years. According to a report by the Presidential Committee on Aging Society and Population Policy released Thursday, 65-point-seven percent of…...
No. of Births Posts Record Increase in February
2+ week, 1+ day ago (111+ words) [Domestic]: The number of births increased in February for the 20th consecutive month, posting the highest rate of increase ever for the month of February." According to data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics on Wednesday, 22-thousand-898 babies were born…...
Total Fertility Rate Climbs Back to 0. 8 for First Time in 4 Years
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (113+ words) [Domestic]: The total fertility rate in South Korea, which is the average number of children born to a woman over her lifetime, climbed back into the zero-point-eight range for the first time in four years. According to data from the…...
No. of Newborns Jumps 3. 1% in Nov. , Rising for 17th Straight Month
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (109+ words) [Domestic]: The number of newborns jumped by more than three percent in November, increasing for the 17th straight month. According to data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics on Wednesday, 20-thousand-710 babies were born in November, up three-point-one percent from…...
Korean Medical Association Dismisses Trump's Claim on Tylenol
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (127+ words) [Domestic]: The Korean Medical Association(KMA) has dismissed U. S. President Donald Trump's claim that the use of Tylenol during pregnancy could increase the risk of autism. In a briefing in Seoul on Thursday, the country's largest doctors' group said there is…...
Korea to Review U. S. Warning Linking Tylenol Use during Pregnancy to Autism
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (94+ words) [Domestic]: The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety will carefully review U. S. President Donald Trump's recommendation that pregnant women avoid the use of Tylenol. The ministry said Tuesday that it plans to request data and opinions from the drug's manufacturer before…...
Youth Population" Plummets, while Multicultural Student Numbers Soar
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (98+ words) [Domestic]: The number of South Koreans between the ages of nine and 24 has nearly halved over the past 40 years, while the number of students from multicultural families has tripled in just a decade. According to a report released Tuesday by…...