Less than a year after its launch, a small wedding project in Jung District of the southeastern port city of Ulsan has been unexpectedly suspended due to a lack of interest. This contrasts with Ulju County, also in Ulsan, which intends to continue the program by offering increased subsidies this year.
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South Korea is set to record the lowest number of first graders entering elementary school next year, signaling the consequences of an apparent demographic crisis driven by the world’s lowest birth rate. According to local reports quoting the statistics agency s birth rate data, fewer than 400,000 children are expected to enter elementary school next year. This will be the first time the number has dropped belo.
South Korea is set to record the lowest number of first graders entering elementary school next year, signaling the consequences of an apparent demographic crisis driven by the world’s lowest birth rate. According to local reports quoting the statistics agency s birth rate data, fewer than 400,000 children are expected to enter elementary school next year. This will be the first time the number has dropped belo.
The government s ambitious plan to establish a new migrant-related government agency is stalling as the immigration policy committee - despite its reorganization last year for the agency launch - has not held a meeting for nearly a year.