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

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

As the gap in starting points between the younger and middle-aged generations widens, issues of late marriage and low birth rates are becoming increasingly severe. Delayed employment and the challenge ...

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

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.

A South Korean official has been expelled from his party after suggesting that the country should \"import young women\" from ...

A South Korean county head has been expelled from the ruling party after controversial remarks suggesting the country should "import unmarried women" from Vietnam and Sri Lanka to help rural men marry ...

Their solution was deceptively simple: buy a sunlit home together and live not as a romantic couple, but as friends. As Kim playfully describes it, they form a new “molecular family”: W2C4 — two women ...

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”.

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