Daewoo E&C wins Turkmen mineral fertilizer plant project

South Korea's Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. (Daewoo E&C) said on Monday that it was selected as the winning bidder for a Mineral Fer...

SK Leaveo to start fertilizer coating with biodegradable materials

South Korea's SK Leaveo, a subsidiary of SKC Ltd. specializing in biodegradable materials, will enter the fertilizer coating market that uses polybu...

As many as one in 10 residents in South Korea likely to be foreign by 2042

The number of foreign residents in South Korea is expected to rise steadily in the coming years to account for up to 10.1% of the country’s to...

S.Korea’s fertility rate hits new world-record low in 2023

Trapped in a downward spiral, South Korea saw the country’s total fertility rate hit a new record low of 0.72, also again the world’s lo...

Daewoo E&C opens new branch in Turkmenistan

South Korea's Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. (Daewoo E&C) opened a branch in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, on Oct. 31, the c...

Korea’s fertility startups gain traction with advanced technologies

South Korea’s fertility startups are garnering attention from investors with innovative technologies such as self-testing of ovarian health, s...

S.Korea’s birth rate at record low despite rebound in marriages

South Korea’s total fertility rate hit its trough of 0.7 again in the second quarter, according to Statistics Korea on Wednesday, deepening th...

S.Korea’s heated debate on domestic helpers from Southeast Asia

South Korea is embroiled in a heated debate on a program to recruit domestic helpers from Southeast Asia at lower rates than those paid to their Kor...

S.Korea's total fertility rate hits 0.81 in Q1

South Korea in the first quarter posted a total fertility rate (TFR) of 0.81, the lowest in history for that quarter. Because the number of bir...

S.Korea hits historic low fertility rate in 2022, adding to economic woes

South Korea saw its fertility rate, which has been already the world’s lowest in the past few years, hit its historic low of 0.78 last year, a...

Aekyung Chemical develops first fertilizer coating resin with vegetable oil

Aekyung Chemical on Friday said it has developed South Korea's first eco-friendly fertilizer coating resin using vegetable oil.Aekyung Chemical, a s...

Hyundai, Daewoo sign Turkmenistan fertilizer plant deals

South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering Co. and Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. are likely to win orders to build fertilizer plants in Tur...

South Korea's total fertility rate falls under 0.8 in 3rd quarter

South Korea's birth rate in the third quarter this year set another all-time low of under 0.8, and the national population consequently declined f...

CHA Healthcare buys major Australian fertility center

South Korea’s medical center operator CHA Healthcare Co. said on Monday it has acquired the management rights of Fertility Specialists of West...