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- Korea Unprepared for Record Death Rate
- Korea's death rate reached a record high last year as fewer and fewer people had children and the country became an ultra-aged society. According to Statistics Korea, the country's death rate last year stood at 727 per 100,000 people, compared to 619 a year ago and surpassing 700 for the first time. The coronavirus pandemic contributed to fatalities among the elderly.
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- Japan Continues Whitewash of Colonial Crimes in School Books
- Japan is expected to remove the word "forced" from any references to the mobilization of Korean laborers in colonial times when it announces revisions of school textbooks on Tuesday. The whitewash was already enshrined in high school textbooks last year.
- Are Kim Jong-un's Nocturnal Habits a Sign of Ill Health?
- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is often reported in the state media to be burning the midnight oil to stress the portly dictator's sacrifices for his nation, but that may be a sign of ill health.
- Flights to Beijing, Shanghai Resume
- Flights from Gimpo to Beijing and Shanghai resumed Monday for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Air China and China Southern Airlines offer seven weekly flights each between Gimpo and Beijing.
