The country has passed the U.N. threshold of a "super-aged society," with one in five of the population now aged over 65.
South Korea has become a “super-aged” society with one in five people aged 65 or older, official data showed Tuesday, underscoring the country’s deepening demographic crisis.
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South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol again declined to appear for questioning by investigators over his martial law declaration as the embattled leader seeks to first defend himself at an impeachment trial.
South Korea's consumer sentiment dropped sharply this month to hit the weakest level in more than two years on growing worries about political uncertainty following parliament's impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Ongoing political chaos will entrench the country’s economic and social problems—and leave Seoul woefully unprepared for Trump.
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And yet the trauma of Korean society is ongoing. On Dec. 3, as part of a power struggle, President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, bringing hundreds of troops to surround parliament and raid the election commission. Lawmakers restored civilian control after about six hours, without major violence, and have since moved to impeach the president.
South Korea’s main opposition party has submitted a motion to impeach the country’s acting leader over his reluctance to fill three Constitutional Court vacancies ahead of the court’s review of rebell
South Korea's main opposition party, the Democratic Party (DP), has filed a motion to impeach the country's acting President and acting leader, Han Duck-soo.
South Korea sanctioned 15 North Korean agents for procuring funds for the DPRK's nuclear missile development program through working for foreign companies, including in the US and Canada.