What we call “folklife” in the United States—the traditions, activities, skills, beliefs, and tangible creations of a ...

The “health life expectancy,” which indicates the age at which individuals can maintain a healthy state without major illnesses, has fallen below 70 years for the first time in 8 years. While many ...

Some of the reasons for the rise in fertility rate could suggest that it’s a temporary bump.

Amid growing recognition in South Korea that the dynamism of intergenerational class mobility—symbolized by the saying “dragons rise from streams”—has weakened, the Bank of Korea has released research ...

Academic pressure has become so intense that even preschoolers are taking private extracurricular classes, raising worries ...

In 2024, South Korea set another demographic record, with women marrying for the first time at a historic high average age of 31.6, while men did so at an average age of 33.9. Since 2021, more women ...

From soaring household debt to entrenched labor dualism, inequality – not innovation – has become the defining feature of South Korea’s new economy. South Korea’s post-war economic rise has often been ...