(Photo=Pixabay) South Korea is showing signs of demographic recovery, with both births and marriages increasing in July—a rare uptick for a country long grappling with one of the world’s lowest fertility rates. Statistics Korea reported 21,803 births in July, up 5.9% from a year earlier and the highest July total since 2021. Births have now grown year-over-year for 13 consecutive

South Korea’s consumer confidence slipped in September for the first time in half a year, as concerns over U.S. tariffs and a sluggish construction sector weighed on households. The Bank of Korea said Tuesday its composite consumer sentiment index (CCSI) fell to 110.1 in September, down from 111.4 in August, ending a five-month streak of gains. The index had plunged

Donald Trump’s recent claim that Tylenol use during pregnancy could raise the risk of autism isn’t just rattling U.S. drugmakers—it’s causing anxiety among pharmaceutical companies halfway around the world. At a Sept. 22 White House press conference, Trump said “new findings” showed acetaminophen, Tylenol’s active ingredient, might harm unborn children. He suggested the FDA would alert doctors, though no such

(Photo=Korea Zinc) Korea Zinc, South Korea's largest nonferrous metals producer, is positioning itself as a key partner for the United States in securing critical mineral supply chains. Chairman Choi Yun-beom said in an interview with The Worldfolio that the lack of non-China processing facilities in the U.S. poses both economic and national security risks. He emphasized that Korea Zinc is

(Photo=Korean Air) Korean Air, South Korea’s largest airline, has partnered with Swedish startup Wingbits to test blockchain-secured real-time flight data as part of its strategy to prepare for the era of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). The airline said it will connect Wingbits’ Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) data with its own integrated airspace management platform, ACROSS (Air Control and Routing Orchestrated