Starbucks hit 2,000 locations in South Korea as of the end of last year, making the country the coffee chain's third-largest ...

South Korea's gross domestic product (GDP) per person is estimated to have exceeded the US$36,000 mark last year, data showed ...

Large shares in many middle-income countries say following the historically predominant religion is key to "true" national ...

In a small cohort of adults in South Korea, the presence of cerebral small vessel disease was associated with color reading ...

Communities across the world begin celebrating Lunar New Year on Jan. 29 — and 2025 marks the Year of the Snake.

The latest Economic Census 2024, set to be released today (29 January), reveals that the country has 11.87 million economic units (establishments engaged in economic activities), with manufacturing ...

From parents to teachers to policymakers to industry professionals – nobody is happy with the quality of public education. Yet, this has continued for decades. The majority of parents find no ...

South Korea tackled difficult economic reforms following ... by efforts to address challenges arising from its rapidly aging population, inflexible labor market, continued dominance of the ...

This series examines the looming global demographic crisis as population levels are set to shrink in most countries ...

The government wants to increase South Korea’s medical school enrollment quota by 2,000 starting next year, from the current 3,058, to better deal with the country’s rapidly aging population.

In many middle-income countries, majorities say the Bible, Quran or another religious text should influence national law at ...

South Korea ranked 21st, with a per capita GDP of ... declining competitiveness of Japanese companies but also the aging population, which has reduced individual earning capacity, are major ...