SEOUL — The South Korean government is struggling to address the country’s worryingly low fertility rate, which has accelerated the graying of the populace.
The Education Ministry was forced to retract a proposal to change the school enrollment by one year to age five after it provoked a fierce public backlash. It was intended to encourage people to get married earlier and ultimately ease the labor shortage.
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24916158/IMG_2125.jpg "Apple Watches without banned blood oxygen features are now on sale")
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24759174/hero_about_living_room.png "Plex is about to launch a store for movies and TV shows")
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25231421/UI___Whimsical_tiger_as_oil_painting.jpg "Amazon’s latest Fire TVs can now use AI to generate custom art backgrounds")
