Mar. 1

• ●New names, new life The Korea Herald
  A fresh start can be embraced in many ways.

Mar. 2

• ●83% of South Koreans have never had chance to really get to know a foreign national: survey The Korea Herald
  Only one in six South Koreans have had any kind of meaningful interaction with a person from outside the country, while seven out of 10 say they have little to no understanding of what cultural diversity means, a new study shows.
  
  

• ●3 in 10 doctorate holders in Korea are jobless The Korea Times
  Three out of 10 people who obtained a Ph.D. last year were unemployed, with the ratio going up to nearly 50 percent for those aged under 30, data showed, Sunday.

Mar. 3

• ●Foreign nationals surpass 5% of population: Justice Ministry The Korea Herald
  The number of foreign nationals in South Korea has surpassed 5 percent of the country's registered population, marking an all-time high, according to data released by the Ministry of Justice on Monday.
  
  

• ●Foreign residents in Korea hit all-time high, account for over 5% of population The Korea Times
  The number of foreign residents in Korea reached a record high last year, accounting for more than 5 percent of the country's total population, justice ministry data showed Monday.

Mar. 4

• ●Health Ministry revises blood donation restrictions for Koreans returning from Europe Korea JoongAng Daily
  A recent revision to blood donation rules on Tuesday lifted restrictions for many Koreans that had spent time abroad in European countries.
  
  

• ●89 Filipino caregivers to work in Korea for 1 more year as authorities extend pilot program Korea JoongAng Daily
  A total of 89 Filipino domestic caregivers are set to work in Korea for another year after authorities agreed to extend the pilot program on Tuesday.
  
  

• ●Medical campuses virtually empty despite deans' call for students to return Korea JoongAng Daily
  Medical school deans nationwide said Tuesday that they urged boycotting students to return to their campuses in a long letter sent out a day earlier, saying prolonged protest would cause "numerous side effects" to society and the medical community.
  
  

• ●Growing number of teachers quit between 2019 and 2024 The Korea Herald
  The number of elementary, middle and high school teachers who voluntarily resigned from their posts rose every year from 2019 to 2024, according to recent government data revealed Tuesday.
  
  

• ●61% of workers say gender discrimination exists in promotions, assignments The Korea Times
  Six in 10 Korean workers feel there are gender disparities in promotions and department assignments, with men-dominated workplace culture cited as the primary cause.

Mar. 5

• ●Number of abandoned homes reaches 1.53 million in 2023 due to aging population, migration trends Korea JoongAng Daily
  The number of abandoned homes in Korea has reached over 1.5 million, largely due to an aging population and urban migration trends, data showed Wednesday.
  
  

• ●Filipina caregiver pilot extended with higher fees The Korea Herald
  Workers from the Philippines will be able to continue working under the Seoul Metropolitan Government's child care and housekeeping pilot program, the city announced Wednesday, but families will be charged more for their services starting in March.
  
  

• ●Number of abandoned homes reaches 1.53m in 2023 amid aging population The Korea Herald
  The number of abandoned homes in South Korea has reached over 1.5 million, largely due to an aging population and urban migration trends, data showed Wednesday.
  
  

• ●Seoul extends Filipino caregiver program: 89 workers to assist 148 households The Korea Times
  The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Tuesday that 89 Filipino caregivers will continue providing child care services to 148 families in the capital as part of an extension of the city's pilot project.

Mar. 6

• ●Ruling party may OK reversal of Yoon Suk Yeol's med school expansion The Korea Herald
  The ruling party on Thursday hinted at abandoning President Yoon Suk Yeol's flagship policy that has aimed to increase the annual admission quota for medical students by 2,000 to tackle the country's shortage of health care professionals, on the premise that students return to the classroom.
  
  

• ●South Koreans report higher level of depression in 2024: survey The Korea Herald
  More South Koreans expressed feelings of anxiety and depression in 2024, with their happiness levels varying across income groups, a survey showed Thursday.
  
  

• ●Is 65 too young for free subway rides? Most Seoul residents support raising it to 70 The Korea Herald
  A majority of Seoul residents favor raising the minimum age for free subway rides, according to a new survey by the Seoul Metropolitan Council's Transportation Committee.
  
  

• ●Child care demand surpasses supply, increasing wait times The Korea Times
  The rising demand for public child care, coupled with a shortage of providers, is increasing wait times for households seeking to access these resources.
  
  

• ●Gov't to disclose results of probe into forced overseas adoption this month The Korea Times
  The government is expected to announce the preliminary results in late March of an investigation into hundreds of forced overseas adoptions, occuring maninly between the 1960s and the 1980s, following a yearslong probe into human rights violations in adoption processes.
  
  

• ●Korea urged to grant residency to undocumented migrant children The Korea Times
  Korea needs to pass legislation to formalize the current system that grants temporary residency to undocumented children of foreign national parents - many of whom are staying in the country as illegal immigrants - before it expires at the end of this month, an international nongovernmental organization said Tuesday.
  
  

• ●S. Korea's population to shrink by half in 60 years, OECD warns The Chosun Daily
  The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has warned that South Korea's severe low birth rate could lead to the country's population having over the next 60 years.
  
  

• ●11 years and counting: Korea struggles to break the $40,000 income barrier The Chosun Daily
  South Korea's per capita gross national income (GNI) has remained below the $40,000 threshold for 11 years since first surpassing the $30,000 mark in 2014, raising concerns about weak economic growth.

Mar. 7

• ●Gov't leaning toward scrapping plan to hike medical school quota Korea JoongAng Daily
  The government is reportedly moving to scrap a contested plan to increase medical school admissions for next year, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday, in efforts to resolve a prolonged dispute with trainee doctors.
  
  

• ●94,000 seek fertility tests so far this year, signaling rebound in birthrate The Korea Times
  The number of young people applying for state-funded fertility tests has surged so far this year, in the latest sign that Korea's birthrate is bouncing back after a decade of decline.
  
  

• ●S. Korea to roll back med school expansion if students return The Chosun Daily
  South Korea's Ministry of Education announced on March 7 that medical school admissions for the 2026 academic year will remain at 3,058 - the pre-expansion level - on the condition that all medical students return to school by the end of March.
  
  

• ●Young Korean men and women are more divided than ever The Chosun Daily
  "I always find myself wondering, 'Is she a feminist?' when I meet a woman."