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<title><![CDATA[No. of births from January to May rises 15.2% to over 120,000]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=297003]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Nurses on Feb. 22 care for newborns at the neonatal unit of CHA University Ilsan CHA Hospital in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do Province. (Yonhap News)

By Yoo Yeon Gyeong

The number of births in ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-07-31 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Population stays around 51M, no. of expats rises for fourth year]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=296841]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The national population reached 51,817,000 last year, staying at the 51 million mark for the 11th consecutive year. (iClickArt) Unauthorized reproduction and redistribution of this image is prohibited]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-07-29 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DMZ Portal to widen access to content, services about NK border]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=296655]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Goseong Unification Observatory in Goseong-gun County, Gangwon-do Province, offers scenic views of the DMZ. (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)

By Kim Seon Ah

A newly launched integrat]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-07-27 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Domestic life expectancy of 83.7 years ranks among top in OECD]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=296535]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The country's life expectancy in 2026 of 83.7 years is among the highest in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (iClickArt) Unauthorized reproduction and redistribution of this]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-07-24 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Korea stays world No. 2 in passport power for second straight year]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=296362]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[This next-generation electronic passport was launched in December 2021. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

By Kim Seon Ah

The country remains tied for No. 2 worldwide in passport power for the second]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-07-22 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why a Vietnamese prodigy chose KAIST, Korea's top sci-tech school]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=296432]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Hoang Huong Giang, a Vietnamese student who had the highest score in the science track of her country's national college entrance exam, has chosen to attend the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-07-20 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No. of int'l students in 2025 crosses 100,000 mark for first time]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=295760]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Terminal 1 of Incheon International Airport on July 8 (Yonhap News)

By Lee Jihae

The number of foreign visitors who came for study or training reached an all-time high of 108,000.

In a first ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-07-10 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fewer animals lost or abandoned, more pets registered in 2025]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=295205]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs on June 29 said the number of registered pets last year was 3.67 million. (Seodaemun Naepumae Center)

By Lee Da Som

A culture of more responsi]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-07-02 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Korea ranked record-high 6th on OECD's central gov't trust list]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=295101]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The country ranks sixth in public trust in the central government according to a survey by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Shown is the financial neighborhood of Yeouido in]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-07-01 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Korea for 1st time leads world's largest multilateral naval drill]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=294849]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy and Marine personnel on June 21 line up on the amphibious assault ship USS Essex as it arrives at the port of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to participate in the Rim of the Pacific exercise. (U.S. D]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-06-26 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No. of births in April posts record 18% rise, nears 100K in 2026]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=294740]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Data and Statistics on June 24 released a report on April population trends showing that the number of births that month reached 24,521. Shown are newborns at a public postpartum care ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-06-25 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sites chosen for two large nuclear plants, Korea's first SMR]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=294298]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Construction site of Units 3 and 4 at Saeul Nuclear Power Site in Ulsan's Ulju-gun County. (Nuclear Safety and Security Commission)

By Yoo Yeon Gyeong

Yeongdeok-gun County, Gyeongsangbuk-do Prov]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-06-18 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fourth cub born to giant panda family living at major theme park]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=293925]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[This giant panda cub was born on June 3. (Samsung C&T)

By Jeong Euiseok
 Video = Everland's official YouTube account
  Another giant panda has been born at the theme park and zoo Everland in Yong]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-06-11 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mind-ful of others: convenience store chain fights loneliness]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=293538]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Officials and residents on April 7 pose for a group photo at the opening ceremony for the branch of Seoul Mind Convenience Store in Seoul's Songpa-gu District. Attendees hold packets of ramyeon (insta]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-06-05 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[World Taekwondo gives Pope Leo XIV honorary 10th-degree blackbelt]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=293554]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[World Taekwondo President Choue Chung-won (left) on June 3 presents a taekwondo uniform to Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (World Taekwondo)

By Koh Hyunjeong

Pope Leo XIV has received an honorary 1]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-06-05 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Average monthly household income in Q1 rises 2.4% to KRW 5.48M]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=293222]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The average household income rose 2.4% in the first quarter to KRW 5.48 million per month. Shown is a scene on May 29 at a convenience store in Seoul's Jongno-gu District.

By Aisylu Akhme]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-05-29 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No. of Q1 births hits 7-year high of 75K, fertility rate nears 1]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=293125]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Data and Statistics on May 27 in a population trend report for the first quarter said the number of births hit 75,013, the highest for the period in seven years. (iClickArt) Unauthoriz]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-05-28 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ K-Rice Belt program in Africa marks 10,000 tons in seed output]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=292950]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Marking its third year, the K-Rice Belt project last year produced 6,365 tons of high-quality, high-yield rice seeds in seven African countries. Shown is training for farmers in Uganda. (Ministry of A]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-05-26 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DNA analysis to identify victims' remains in 1942 mine disaster]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=292584]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[A Japanese civic group that honors the victims of the 1942 flooding of the Chosei coal mine in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on the Japanese island of Honshu on Aug. 25 announced its discovery of what ap]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-05-19 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No. of Korean-language classes abroad soars 54% from 2021-25]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=292071]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Students in an intermediate Korean-language class at the King Sejong Institute branch in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, on May 11, 2024, discuss Hallyu (Korean Wave).

By Lee Jihae

The number]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-05-11 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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