South Korea official floats AI profit social tax as tech giants boomA top South Korean official has proposed a tax on AI profits to be redistributed among society as a semiconductor boom drives massive earni...
12 May, 2026, 05.03 PM IST
Apart from population decline, now 10 elderly South Koreans die by suicide every day — what’s really going on?South Korea faces a worrying trend. Almost ten senior citizens commit suicide daily. Mental health issues and loneliness are major factors....
04 Aug, 2025, 11.58 PM IST
2050 is just 25 years away, is it time to Budget for India’s declining population?India and other nations face significant economic and social challenges as birth rates decline dramatically, leading to aging populations a...
02 Feb, 2025, 11.46 AM IST
More countries, including China, are grappling with shrinking and aging populationsCountries grappling with population decline and aging issues offer financial incentives to encourage childbirth. China, Japan, Italy, and S...
17 Jan, 2025, 10.06 AM IST
South Korea is on the brink of a disaster if it doesn't take urgent steps; here's how it can navigate the massive problemRecent reports have revealed that the nation South Korea is actually on a brink of a disaster as it is actually becoming a super aged socie...
26 Dec, 2024, 01.58 AM IST
Could South Korean President Yoon face life imprisonment or death penalty for treason, or does he have immunity?South Korea is grappling with political turmoil as President Yoon Suk Yeol comes under scrutiny in an unprecedented treason investigation, ...
09 Dec, 2024, 08.23 PM IST
4B movement: Why young South Korean women are saying NO to men4B movement: Young South Korean women are vowing to boycott men as a feminist 4B movement is sweeping the country. The 4B movement calls fo...
11 Nov, 2024, 08.37 PM IST
Oh Yeong-su of 'Squid Game' jailed, suspended. Here's why"Squid Game" star Oh Yeong-su has been sent to imprisonment. Oh Yeong-su won best supporting actor in television at the Golden Globes for h...
16 Mar, 2024, 01.27 AM IST
BTS remaining members to enlist in military: Know who all are leaving for serviceBTS members RM, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook are to begin military services soon as a mandatory duty under South Korean law. The enlisting proce...
22 Nov, 2023, 10.48 PM IST
Samsung Electronics names Jay Y. Lee as executive chairmanThe appointment comes as Samsung, the world's biggest maker of memory chips and smartphones, faces mounting business headwinds amid a sharp...
27 Oct, 2022, 07.14 AM IST
Suicide rate in Korea rises, highest among developed countries. Here's whySouth Korea recorded a suicide rate of 26, the highest among all developed nations. The rising rate is being attributed to the economic tur...
27 Sep, 2022, 04.09 PM IST
Over 6 lakh cases a day & a mortality rate of 0.14%: Behind South Korea's COVID strategySouth Korea has reached two seemingly contradictory pandemic milestones: It recorded more than 600,000 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday,...
17 Mar, 2022, 03.56 PM IST
South Korea to vaccine its 52 million people for freePresident Moon Jae-in made the comment in his New Year's address on Monday. The government earlier announced that inoculations will start i...
11 Jan, 2021, 03.41 PM IST
Japanese retail giant Uniqlo pulls ad after massive outrage from South KoreaThe ad has reportedly hurt sentiments pertaining to Japan's brutal colonial rule over Korea.
21 Oct, 2019, 06.43 PM IST
South Korea unveils $10 bn stimulus to boost jobs, welfareSouth Korea's economic growth, which hit 2.8 percent in both 2015 and 2016, is expected to further slow to 2.6 percent this year, according...
05 Jun, 2017, 01.04 PM IST
Loneliness and poverty make elderly commit crimesYoung men still commit crimes. But crime rates among the elderly are rising in Britain and other European and Asian nations.
29 May, 2015, 01.33 PM IST
Kim Jong's death an opportunity for changeIf Pyongyang and the North Korean people opt to move their country towards democracy and trade, it would mean the end of one of the world's...
21 Dec, 2011, 09.53 AM IST