Ruling party calls for unity as they seek to challenge leftwing frontrunner
Rising education costs and intense competition pile pressure on households and feed into demographic crisis
Surge in marriages after pandemic spurs hopes country’s demographics may have turned a corner
Busan is shrinking faster than any other metropolitan area in a country with the world’s lowest fertility rate
Police investigate church leader Jun Kwang-hoon on suspicion of inciting insurrection
Artificial intelligence is fuelling a crisis that reveals the country’s ongoing lack of gender equality
In-house counselling is becoming more common, but the country’s high-pressure corporate culture persists
Symbolic detonations are first of their kind and come amid dispute over drones
Missionary rescuers are asking escapees to enter into contractual relationships
Seoul to welcome Filipina workers under new scheme designed to encourage women to have children
Parents and grandparents spoil their kids with expensive fashion products as low birth rate leads to smaller families
Pyongyang retaliates against leafleting campaign by pro-democracy activists from South
The market thinks there’s a catch, but there might be growth potential not far away, in Japan
Companies and politicians try new strategies to encourage workers to start families
Despite increased government incentives, female employees are reluctant to have babies due to a lack of support at work and at home
The country’s twin expenses of education and housing is putting young couples off having children
A move to an all-volunteer armed force risks filling units with the most disadvantaged members of society
Pastors welcome the time technology frees up so they can spend longer with followers but caution against overuse
Flourishing sector that won global acclaim beset by scandal over millions of forged cinema ticket sales
World Scout Jamboree derailed by extreme weather and poor sanitation in embarrassment for Seoul
Proposal to shake up overtime limits sparks backlash in country known for workaholic culture
Rights groups denounce proposal as Pacific countries ease trade tensions amid push for regional co-operation
Ageing population and underemployment add to pressures as Seoul pushes for reform
Conservative leader given 17-year prison sentence in 2018 for charges including corruption and embezzlement
Seoul does not have any settled policy on future legal recourse for the victims of North Korea’s atrocities
