As populations plunge, some rural South Korean provinces court overseas South Koreans to return

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety designated 89 areas nationwide as population-declining regions in 2021. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The New York Times

In South Korea, Documenting a Divide Over Work-Life Balance

The reporter Jin Yu Young wrote about companies that have pushed their managers to work longer hours, a move that has not gone over well with some young people in the country. By Jin Yu Young Times ...
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A US Army vet thought he'd work into his 70s. A move to South Korea gave him the freedom to retire in his 50s.

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North Korea offers tourists a look at rural life

INNER DIAMOND MOUNTAIN, North Korea -- North Korea is peeling back its self-imposed veil of isolation, allowing tourists a rare glimpse of the hardscrabble rural life en route to a new hiking trail ...