The Korea Suicide Prevention Center has a message for the people of South Korea: “Life is precious! We can protect it.” The slogan, displayed in pamphlets, placards and on its website, is meant to ...

In September, the US Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) raided a battery plant in Georgia. The plant was operated by South Korean companies Hyundai and LG Energy Solution. Of the 475 people ...

Low pension adequacy, restrictive safety nets, and life-course inequality explain why old age so often means poverty in Korea ...

Legislators with the Democratic Party hold up banners demanding Yoon Suk-yeol’s resignation outside the National Assembly on Dec. 4, 2024, the day after Yoon’s shocking declaration of martial law.

People aged 65 or older now account for more than 21 percent of Korea’s population, officially marking the onset of a super-aged society. They also make up the largest share among single-person ...