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‘North Korea won’t need to invade’: Tesla CEO warns against South Korea’s falling birthrate

Jan 9, 2026 10:53 AM PST

Tesla CEO Elon Musk warned that South Korea’s plunging birthrate could shrink the population dramatically, raising concerns about long-term security and societal stability.

Korea

North Korea’s first-ever quintuplets named to honor supreme leader

Jul 10, 2025 11:44 AM PDT

North Korea has reported its first known quintuplets, naming them to express loyalty to the supreme leader amid efforts to boost the birthrate.

Korea

Korea’s October birthrate hit an all-time low

Dec 27, 2023 8:37 AM PST

The number of babies born in Korea this October fell to its lowest point for any October to date. The number fueled predictions that...

Business

Birthrate czar describes Japan’s approach

Jan 25, 2016 9:50 AM PST

Japan was one of the first countries to confront an aging population and a declining birth rate. In 1989, Japan’s fertility rate fell to 1.57,...

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