Despite apologizing for his "inappropriate" suggestion, a district-level official has been expelled from his party.

Some of the reasons for the rise in fertility rate could suggest that it’s a temporary bump.

Comments about bringing in foreign women to boost births trigger backlash in a country already struggling with record-low ...

The South Jeolla Province has issued a formal apology for its governor’s "inappropriate remarks", acknowledging they have “caused deep pain to Vietnamese people and to women”.

A provincial government in South Korea has apologised after a mayor suggested importing young women from Southeast Asia to boost the nation’s birth ...

A South Korean mayor has sparked backlash after suggesting the country could 'import' women from Sri Lanka or Vietnam to address its declining birth rate.

Jindo county head Kim Hee-soo had suggested "importing young women from Vietnam or Sri Lanka" for young rural men.

Jindo County Chief Kim Hee-su has apologised, conceding he had “used the inappropriate word”. Read more at straitstimes.com.