Even as economic hardship eases, a growing number of Koreans are sliding into “relationship poverty” — living stable lives ...

North Korea is quietly joining the ranks of low‑birthrate societies ― but without the economic prosperity that typically ...

The controversy has also revived references to Park Wan-suh’s 1975 short story Stolen Poverty. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Nearly 4 in 10 Koreans aged 66 and older are living below the relative poverty line, highlighting deepening economic ...

A new study finds that young adults squeezed by rent and cramped space reported higher activity levels, but also ...

As nearly 1 in 2 elderly households are living in poverty in South Korea, the poverty rate among senior citizens who live alone has almost doubled since 2006, a study found Monday. According to a ...

The Korea Legacy Committee will launch an annual fundraising gala to implement an awareness to eliminate Korea’s senior poverty and engage young generations to join to enhance senior welfare across ...

When Lee Myung-bak was inaugurated as the 10th president of South Korea in February 2008, it was an astonishing outcome for a poor boy from Pohang, whose No. 1 dream had been simply to get a job.

South Korea may be known for its high-tech advances, luxury skin care products and rapid economic rise, but these days, the generation largely responsible for all that growth isn't faring so well.

South Korea has the highest poverty rate among elderly people despite more than 45 percent of its senior citizens being part of the labor force, according to a new survey. About 43.4 percent of South ...

He told BI it was surprising that the tour guides didn't try to hide the country's poverty. The influencer has visited almost every country in the world — he has just two more to go. I've wanted to ...

At a meeting with journalists on Monday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia fears a harsh reaction from China to the issue of attracting military personnel from North Korea to participate ...