Why More Koreans Want to Work Into Their 70s Retirement No Longer Means Stopping Work For many older Koreans, retirement no longer looks like a peaceful exit from working life. Instead, it often means figuring out how to keep earning. A growing number of people in their 60s and 70s say they want to continue … Read more
Bridging the Gap in Korea’s Suicide Prevention Crisis The Silent Echo of Unanswered Calls It’s actually heartbreaking to hear that in a country with the highest suicide rate in the OECD, more than half of the emergency calls to the “109” hotline are going unanswered. Imagine being at your lowest point, reaching out for a … Read more
Korea Removes ‘Out-of-Wedlock Child’ From Welfare Forms A Small Word Change With Big Meaning South Korea is preparing to remove the term “out-of-wedlock child” from government child welfare forms, and honestly, this is bigger than it sounds. It may look like a simple wording update, but language in official documents shapes how society sees people. … Read more
A New Chapter for Child Welfare Korea is preparing to make a historic shift by ending overseas adoptions by 2029, transforming the entire child welfare system to prioritize domestic care and state responsibility. After decades of international adoptions that saw over 200,000 Korean children sent abroad, this marks a significant policy reversal. 한국이 2029년까지 해외 … Read more