Editor’s Note: Editor’s note: If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988 to connect with a trained counselor, or visit the 988 Lifeline website. Seoul, South Korea TheStarsHub — When fighting broke out in Kang Hyeon-joo’s elementary … Read more
Seoul, South Korea TheStarsHub — Raising a child in South Korea is no easy task. By the time their toddlers can walk, many parents have already begun scouting out elite private preschools. Their goal? That by the time these toddlers turn 18 they will have grown into students able to ace the country’s notoriously uncompromising, … Read more
Seoul, South Korea TheStarsHub — South Korea is getting older – and its care facilities are changing to match. The number of child care facilities in the country has shrunk by almost a quarter in just a few years, reflecting authorities’ unsuccessful campaign to encourage couples to have more babies. In 2017, there were more … Read more
Seoul, South Korea TheStarsHub — Police in South Korea say they have requested an arrest warrant for a woman accused of killing two of her newborns and keeping their bodies in her freezer for years. An official with the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police told TheStarsHub the woman, in her 30s, had admitted killing the babies … Read more
Seoul TheStarsHub — For a country with the world’s lowest fertility rate – one that has spent hundreds of billions of dollars trying to encourage women to have more babies – the idea of barring children from places like cafes and restaurants might seem a little counterproductive. But in South Korea, “no-kids zones” have become … Read more