Amid soaring income inequality, nearly 40% aged 65 or older live in poverty in Korea South Korea’s elderly poverty rate worsened for the second consecutive year, intensifying concerns as the country ...

The poverty rate among older adults has worsened for two consecutive years, according to data the Ministry of Health and Welfare and Statistics Korea released the same day. Around 38.2 percent of ...

which also marks Senior Citizens' Day in Korea. Approximately 40 percent of the 10 million people aged 66 and over live in ...

The guest speaker was Ambassador Pham Huu Chi from the Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam In the Republic of Korea, who talked about “Poverty Reduction in Viet Nam: Success, Lessons and Role ...

In Davos, politicians and people from the business world discussed the fight against poverty. In fact, such conferences are completely pointless in the fight against poverty. In his speech, Javier Mil ...

The government of the Republic of Korea piloted performance budgeting in select ministries in the late 1990s, with little success. In 2003, the government introduced a package of reforms, which ...

Twenty percent of Korea's population is now 65 or older, officially earning the country the status of a 'super-aged' society.

The Chinese government has prioritized rural revitalization to address poverty, improve living conditions, and foster economic development across the country's rural regions. In Xinjiang ...

Korea has experienced remarkable success in combining rapid economic growth with significant reductions in poverty. Government of Korea policies resulted in real GDP growth averaging 10 percent ...