The number of postpartum care centers where new mothers treated right after childbirth dropped sharply amid falling birth rates, but the cost of getting such care surged across the country, particularly in Seoul, data showed on Monday.

Anyone who has passed through an intersection in South Korea would have noticed large political banners, as well as many other placards advertising various businesses from gyms to fortune tellers. #banners  #cheap  #politics  #korea  #현수막

The Paris Opera Ballet has appointed Guillaume Diop to its highest “etoile” title, marking the first time a black dancer has reached the top rank of honor reserved for just a handful of dancers in the company's 354-year history.

Angry drunk indicted over police station, luxury car rampage

Seoul stocks open sharply lower on SVB fallout woes #Kospi  #Kosdaq  #stocks  #updates 

Over the past two decades, a growing number of South Koreans have been using “nim” as an honorific suffix after names, or as a respectful but informal form of “you.” There are some reasons behind the proliferation of “nim.” #korea  #koreann #호칭