SEOUL: South Korea's fertility rate rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, supported by an increase in marriages, preliminary data showed on Wednesday (Feb 26), in a sign that the country's d ...

Rise attributed to more women of childbearing age, surge in weddings following COVID-19, more people with positive outlook on ...

China's historical one-child policy, aimed at curbing population growth, had an unintended economic impact: it significantly ...