Jindo County Chief Kim Hee-su has apologised, conceding he had “used the inappropriate word”. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Last year, South Korea surpassed 8 million single-person households for the first time. According to data released in December by the Ministry of Data and Stati ...

A South Korean mayor has sparked backlash after suggesting the country could 'import' women from Sri Lanka or Vietnam to address its declining birth rate.

As the gap in starting points between the younger and middle-aged generations widens, issues of late marriage and low birth rates are becoming increasingly severe. Delayed employment and the challenge ...

Comments about bringing in foreign women to boost births trigger backlash in a country already struggling with record-low ...

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A South Korean county head has been expelled from the ruling party after controversial remarks suggesting the country should "import unmarried women" from Vietnam and Sri Lanka to help rural men marry ...

“The choices younger women are making are practical, political, and emotional,” Kumari explains. “They challenge a system that normalises unpaid labour, refuses to share responsibility, and weaponises ...

I will not give birth to a life that will discriminate against my gender. My own flesh and blood must not become a blade and turn against me. If the world born from my body oppresses me I will not let ...

“We should import young women from Vietnam or Sri Lanka so that young men in rural areas can marry them,” he told a town hall meeting. The remarks were condemned in local media and triggered a ...