Dec. 7

• ●Seniors account for largest share of newly added jobs in 2023: data The Korea Times
  People in their 60s and older accounted for the largest share of new job positions added last year, while those held by people in their 20s saw a decline for the first time, data showed Friday.

Dec. 8

• ●South Korea's consumer spending drops across income groups in Q3 The Chosun Daily
  South Koreans are cutting back on spending, especially in the third quarter of 2024, with lower-income households reducing purchases of clothing and footwear and higher-income households cutting back on new car purchases, according to data from Statistics Korea and the Korean Statistical Information Service (KOSIS).

Dec. 9

• ●Seoul Quality of Life Monitors named exemplary integration program by Justice Ministry Korea JoongAng Daily
  The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday that the Seoul Quality of Life Monitors program, in which foreign residents report on city issues, was recognized as an exemplary initiative during the Ministry of Justice's review session of social integration policies for immigrants.
  
  

• ●Proportion of 1-person households hits fresh high of 35.5% in 2023 The Korea Times
  The proportion of one-person households in Korea reached a new high of 35.5 percent in 2023, largely due to rapid aging and an increasing number of young people delaying marriage, the statistics agency said Monday.

Dec. 10

• ●Proportion of 1-person households hits fresh high of 35.5% in 2023 The Korea Times
  The proportion of one-person households in Korea reached a new high of 35.5 percent in 2023, largely due to rapid aging and an increasing number of young people delaying marriage, the statistics agency said Monday.
  
  

• ●Newlyweds fall below 1 million in 2023 on unconducive priorities, economy Korea JoongAng Daily
  The number of freshly married couples in Korea dropped below 1 million for the first time in 2023, with nearly half abstaining from having children, data showed Tuesday.
  
  

• ●Newlywed couples fall below 1m for first time The Korea Herald
  Nearly half of couples remain childless in the first 5 years of marriage in South Korea, government data showed Tuesday.
  
  

• ●Medical community remains lukewarm to trainee recruitment amid deadlock The Korea Times
  The medical community was seen largely unresponsive to general hospitals' efforts to recruit new trainee doctors amid the lingering deadlock with the government over a controversial medical reform plan, medical sources said Tuesday.
  
  

• ●Number of newlyweds falls below 1 mil. in 2023, nearly half childless The Korea Times
  The number of newly married couples in Korea dropped below 1 million for the first time in 2023, with nearly half without children, data showed Tuesday.

Dec. 11

• ●Korea launches drive to stamp out hepatitis C The Korea Times
  Hepatitis C, commonly known as a silent killer, leads to chronic liver disease that progressively damages the organ over time.