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South Korea’s Birth Rate Hitting A New Low In 2024

28Feb

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Global

South Korea’s Birth Rate Hitting A New Low In 2024

South Korea's birth rate has indeed fallen to an all-time low. It continued to decline in 2023, reaching a rate of 0.65 for the fourth quarter and 0.72 for the entire year. This means, on average, 100 women in South Korea are only giving birth to 65 children, which is a significant drop and raises concerns about the country's aging population. South Korea's already-low birth rate has sunk to a new record low, according to data released by Statistics Korea. The total fertility rate, which represents the average number of children a woman has in her lifetime, fell to 0.65 in the fourth quarter of 2023 and 0.72 for the entire year. This means that on average, 100 women in South Korea are only giving birth to 65 children, far below the 2.1 needed to maintain a stable population level. T...

South Korea Plans to Ban Eating Dog Meat

18Nov

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Global

South Korea Plans to Ban Eating Dog Meat

South Korea's parliament passed a bill that would effectively ban the eating of dog meat. The bill is expected to be signed into law by President Yoon Suk-yeol and will take effect in 2027. Moreover, the new law is expected to help end the meat trade in South Korea and protect these animals from harm. South Korea is working towards a ban on consuming dog meat to address concerns about animal rights and end the long-standing practice. It was said by a leading member of the ruling party on Friday. The tradition of eating doggy meat in Korea has faced criticism globally for its perceived cruelty. However, the opposition has been growing domestically, particularly among the younger generation. Yu Eui-dong is a policy chief of the ruling People Power Party. He stated during a meeting ...

South Korea is Going to Get 2 years Youngers

1Jul

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South Korea is Going to Get 2 years Youngers

South Korea going to change its traditional aging system to an international aging system. A move that is intended to reduce confusion and comply with global norms. South Korea is the last East Asian country to officially still use a method of calculating age that determines babies are aged one at birth. Counting their months in the womb as their first year of life. Under that system everyone gets a year older with the turn of the year. Rather than on their actual birthday, meaning a baby born on Dec. 31 would be considered two years old on Jan. 1 in Korean age. On Wednesday, more than 50 million South Koreans woke up to being a year or two younger. As a new law came into effect concerning age. The change in age comes after the South Korean parliament passed a law on the same in Dec...

Fictional Squid Game is about to get real for $4.56 Million

16Jun

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Fictional Squid Game is about to get real for $4.56 Million

Netflix is all set to create a reality show inspired by the Korean series Squid Game. With no fatal consequences promised, 456 players will play to win a whopping $4.56 Million. Do you want to participate..... In September 2021 a show premiered on Netflix name Squid Game. Within 12 days this show gets a massive view of 111k. Even makers did not believe that this idea and show can reach such a level. Makers say that it took around two years to make this show and only 12 days to become the most-streamed show on the platform. The story of the show revolves around a reality show where 456 contestants battle for their lives. They have to play barbaric yet innocent games to save their lives. 10 episodes of Squid game are full of thrillers and chaos. Now Netflix is going a step ahead ...

Korean YouTuber Daud Kim arrives in Pakistan from Jeddah

29Apr

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Global

Korean YouTuber Daud Kim arrives in Pakistan from Jeddah

Korean YouTuber Daud Kim posted in his story that he has arrived in Lahore, Pakistan. He performed Umrah and now everyone is waiting for what he is up to now. He shocked everyone when accepted Islam as his religion a few years ago. Korean Youtuber Daud Kim converted to Islam 3 years ago. His fan following around the world got shocked when came to know about this. He arrived in Lahore, Pakistan after his visit to Saudia for Umrah. He took his Instagram story to announce this. It seems that he is having a pretty good time in Lahore because the Instagram stories he is putting are showing people in Lahore are quite kind to him. He wrote in his story that it took 2 hours to get the ticket but Alhamdulillah (thankful to Allah Almighty) that he is going to Lahore. He expresses his gratitu...