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Wed, October 4, 2023 | 19:58

Abandoned rural schools reborn as art galleries, animal shelters

Abandoned rural schools reborn as art galleries, animal shelters

As the birthrate continues to plummet in Korea, hitting a new record low of 0.84 children per woman last year, schools in rural counties have been hit hard. It's not hard to find closed schools across the peninsula, after the young populations they once served dwindle and disappear.

2021-07-12 17:05

Korea in search of solutions for looming ultra-low childbirth, aging population

Korea in search of solutions for looming ultra-low childbirth, aging population

The inclination against having babies and raising a family, particularly stronger among South Koreans, has turned out to be a trend that apparently not even money can solve.

2021-07-11 09:19

Nearly 90 cities, counties in danger of extinction due to population decrease

Global comics market transforming in favor of Korean webtoons

Global comics market transforming in favor of Korean webtoons

Rafael Zerbini, 30, a Brazilian graphic designer, is an avid reader of Korean web comics, better known as webtoons in Korea, or web-based, scroll-down comics optimized for smartphone users. He used to be a huge fan of Japanese manga since childhood, but grew tired of zooming in and out on his smartphone screen to read poorly-scanned pages. In 2018, he discovered South Korea's...

2021-07-08 09:05

[INTERVIEW] Lifestyle startup helps millennials, Gen Z find their true self

INTERVIEWLifestyle startup helps millennials, Gen Z find their true self

A working mom stumbled across a website that offers a program that requires her to devote 40 minutes of her time every morning to follow a set of self-development tasks. A friend introduced her to the platform, called “meet me,” after seeing her struggling to balance work and family life. The online program invites participants to set aside 20 minutes to keep a journal and an...

2021-07-01 15:05

Calls grow for more vegetarian options in school meals

Calls grow for more vegetarian options in school meals

Lee Seung-ju, a 19-year-old high school senior, could barely eat at the school cafeteria for the last three months. Rice and dry seaweed, with no other side dishes, are usually all that's on his tray. If he's lucky, he might have some fruit, too. Kim is a vegetarian and, for many other young vegetarians like him, lunch break is an everyday challenge in Korea.

2021-06-30 16:45

Korea's April childbirth hits fresh low

Korea's April childbirth hits fresh low

The number of babies born in South Korea declined to a fresh record low in April, data showed Wednesday, underpinning the country's gloomy demographic situation with the chronically low birth rate. A total of 22,820 babies were born in April, down 2.2 percent from the previous year, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea. It marked the lowest for any April since 1...

2021-06-23 13:34

Nearly 80% of Korean consumers increase online shopping amid pandemic

Nearly 80% of Korean consumers increase online shopping amid pandemic

Nearly 8 out of 10 South Korean consumers have increased their online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic, a poll showed Monday.

2021-06-21 10:05

Who should pay on dates?

Who should pay on dates?

Young people are showing a difference in perception about who should pay on dates, compared to several years ago when more people believed men should bear most of the expenses, according to matchmaking agency Duo, Sunday. The company said young people these days appear to stress “fairness” between couples and no longer think men should be responsible for picking up all of the...

2021-06-21 08:57

Dolce & Gabbana's 'light therapy' collection celebrates life

Dolce & Gabbana's 'light therapy' collection celebrates life

Dolce & Gabbana are coaxing men off their sofas and back into the world with a resplendent collection inspired by the extravagant lighting installations of southern Italian street festivals.

2021-06-20 10:44

[INTERVIEW] MBC documentary producer starts vlog on rustic life

INTERVIEWMBC documentary producer starts vlog on rustic life

More and more people these days are dreaming about settling down in the countryside and adopting a rustic lifestyle. Choi Byeol, a 32-year-old producer at public broadcaster MBC, has chosen to do exactly that by buying an abandoned house far away from Seoul. From her new home, Choi started MBC's first official vlog channel, “Onulun,” to share her idyllic journey.

2021-06-15 16:59

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