May 19

• ●Mother, daughter found dead in suspectd suicide with note mentioning financial hardship Korea JoongAng Daily
  A woman in her 60s and her daughter in her 20s were found dead on Sunday, in what police suspect to be suicides in Iksan, North Jeolla.
  
  

• ●Growing acceptance of nonmarital births among young South Koreans The Korea Herald
  In South Korea, an increasing number of young adults are embracing the idea of childbirth outside of marriage, with attitudes shifting dramatically in recent years.
  
  

• ●More young Koreans ready to accept nonmarital births: report The Korea Times
  In 2019, Sayuri Fujita, a TV personality based in Korea, visited a gynecologist and was told that natural pregnancy would not be possible for her.

May 20

• ●Depression and anxiety on the rise in Seoul elementary students, study finds Korea JoongAng Daily
  Depression and anxiety among elementary school students in Seoul have increased over the past three years, with excessive smartphone and social media use, alongside the overprotectiveness of parents born in the 1980s, cited as key contributors.
  
  

• ●Populism, grievance and online opinion drive campaign pledges to abolish Gender Ministry Korea JoongAng Daily
  Abolishing the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family has resurfaced as a bone of contention in the ongoing presidential campaign.
  
  

• ●The changing face of child care in Korea Korea JoongAng Daily
  In Korea, toddlers are being enrolled at child care and educational institutions earlier than ever - at just 19.8 months old on average, a new national survey shows.
  
  

• ●More foreigners eligible for health insurance, while number of Korean subscribers falls The Korea Herald
  An increasing number of foreign nationals are required to join South Korea's state-run health insurance program between 2020 and 2024, reflecting the growing population of longer-term foreign residents.
  
  

• ●Cash for marriage? Korea's all-out efforts to raise birth rate includes playing matchmaker The Korea Herald
  As South Korea suffers from record-low birth rates, population decline and aging, regional governments across the country are playing matchmakers for young people who have become increasingly more reluctant to tie the knot.
  
  

• ●Korean children starting day care earlier, staying longer: survey The Korea Herald
  South Korea's infants and toddlers are entering day care institutions at a youner age and spending more time there, according to a new national child care survey released Tuesday by the Education Ministry.
  
  

• ●Depression is rising among Seoul's elementary schoolers, study finds The Chosun Daily
  Elementary school students in Seoul are showing increasing signs of depression and anxiety, new research shows, raising concerns about the psychological toll of social media, prolonged pandemic isolation, and shifting parenting norms.

May 21

• ●Appellate court set to rule on Korea's 'big tobacco' case over cancer coverage Korea JoongAng Daily
  Corporate freedom or the duty to protect people's health?
  
  

• ●Clock is ticking, but demographic crisis gets drowned out in presidential race The Korea Herald
  The compounding challenges of South Korea's low birth rate and the onset of a super-aged society have drawn little focus on the presidential campaign trail for the June 3 presidential election.

May 22

• ●Working 3 jobs a week: More Koreans forced into multiple gigs The Korea Times
  Working six nights a week from 6 p.m. to 4 p.m. at a Coupang logistics center, Park Min-seung (alias), 54, returns home at 4:50 a.m., naps for about two hours, and heads out again by 7 a.m. to work at a grocery store until 10:30 a.m.
  
  

• ●Korea posts slowest wage job growth in Q4 on construction slump, youth employment decline The Korea Times
  Korea added the smallest number of wage jobs in the fourth quarter of 2024, mainly due to a slump in the construction sector and a continued decline in youth employment, government data showed Wednesday.
  
  

• ●Teacher found dead on middle school premises in Jeju Korea JoongAng Daily
  A Jeju middle school teacher in his 40s was found dead early Thursday in a storage room on campus, prompting a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.
  
  

• ●Elderly man in Gumi rescued thanks to AI-powered smart speaker Korea JoongAng Daily
  An elderly man living alone in Gumi was rescued after he experienced hypoglycemic shock and called for help through his AI-powered smart speaker, the city government said Thursday.

May 23

• ●Korea is one of the thinnest countries. Why is everyone on Wegovy? Korea JoongAng Daily
  Korea has one of the lowest obesity rates in the world. 
  
  

• ●Korea's Covid-19 infection levels remain stable despite rising cases in Hong Kong, Taiwan Korea JoongAng Daily
  While Covid-19 continues to spread in parts of the world including Hong Kong and Taiwan, Korea's infection levels remain stable with little week-to-week variation, according to health authorities.
  
  

• ●'Women shouldn't talk back to men': high schoolers' absurd signs spark furor The Korea Herald
  The phrase "A woman ... is talking back?!" is a meme in Korea based on an intentionally ridiculous line said by a social-misfit cartoon character who is also excessively violent.