South Korea Welcomes Rare ‘Baby Bump’ as Population Shrinks to Crisis Levels

South Korea is celebrating a rare and fragile uptick in births  a sliver of hope for a nation with one of the world’s lowest birth rates. But demographers warn that a short baby bump does little to reverse years of deep population decline driven by high costs, demanding work culture, and changing social values. Background: […]

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