South Korea in Podcasts
placeA country in East Asia, known for its export-driven economy and manufacturing sector.
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Right. And a country like South Korea has a fertility rate of 0.7. That means that over the course of two generations, the population goes from 50 million to, what, 20-odd million, let's say, 15 to 20 million. Does that sound right? I'm just trying to give people a sense that when we talk about in these – with the numbers we have now, when we talk about –
This is Election Day in South Korea. Millions of people are expected to vote for a new president following the ouster of Yoon Song-yeol over his decision to briefly declare martial law in his country that happened last December. The U.S. Geological Survey says today's earthquake in southwest Turkey had a magnitude of 5.8. A number of injuries are reported.
Environmental groups oppose the change, but the American Petroleum Institute asked the Trump administration to end the ban on drilling. The polls will close in an hour in South Korea, where voters are choosing a new president. The new leader will replace South Korea's last elected president, who was impeached for declaring martial law. NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports from Seoul.
Now, that's a sharp turn from what top officials have been publicly saying. So much for that red line. We'll break down what may be on the table. Plus, South Korea's left wing is back in power with a win for opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung, setting the stage for a sharp break from the country's conservative leadership.
You can find episodes of What's News Sunday on the very same feed you're using to listen to us now. The so-called Bernie Sanders of South Korea, Lee Jae-myung, has been sworn in as president following snap elections that punished former conservative leader Yoon Suk-yool for attempting to impose martial law.
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