South Korea's Population Vacuum
The Republic of Korea is celebrating the fact that its population has just surpassed the 50 million point, a statistical landmark for a country ever conscious of its position in global league tables. It is now seventh in population.
But there is actually little cause for celebration – indeed, rather the opposite because demography is the only significant…
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