Corée du Sud

[Marlenus]

Un tueur de masse, mais au lance flamme en Corée.

 

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A Séoul, un incendie a fait 3 morts et 11 blessés lundi dans un immeuble. Le suspect, un homme d’une soixantaine d’années, aurait déclenché le feu à l’aide d’un lance-flamme 

https://www.20minutes.fr/faits_divers/4149662-20250421-coree-sud-attaque-lance-flamme-immeuble-seoul-fait-trois-morts-onze-blesses

 

 

[Adrian]

South Korea sees rise in childbirths for 9th straight month in March

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A total of 21,041 births were recorded in March, a 6.8% increase from the 19,694 births logged in the same month last year. This marks the first year-over-year rise in March births in a decade.

The upward trend began in July 2024 and continued into the first quarter of 2025, which saw 65,022 newborns -- a 7.4% increase from the same period last year. It was the largest year-on-year increase for any first quarter since records began in 1981, and the highest first-quarter total in three years, after 68,339 births were reported in early 2022.

Dans les commentaires reddit :

 

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1. Korea significantly improved the paid parental leave system last year. Both partners can use up to 6 months of paid parental leave (so a total of 1 year) and has implemented more protections for the parents who wish to come back to work. Additionally, more government financial and tax incentives to companies that support parental leave for its employees.

2. Central government subsidies for parents raising a child under 2 years of age, has almost doubled. + local government incentives. Incheon Metropolitan City for example, provides almost 75K USD over a period of 18 years. The new presidential favourite is promising to subsidize 200 USD per month for every child until they reach 18 years of age (inspired by Canada's Child Benefit Program)

3. They changed the system so that newly married couples get priority status in buying or renting (jeonse) a new home.

4. Government incentives and counselling services for single women to have babies without aborting them.

5. Companies are stepping up to provide its own subsidies, parental leave systems, and good work-life balance (especially startups that compete against the Chaebols for talent)

6. No immediate effect, but more educational emphasis on discovering individual values and talents rather than a collective focus on being successful in certain subjects like math, sciences.

7. Couples can apply for almost 400K USD in pre-authorized loans with 30+ year amortization periods when buying a home.

 

[Daumantas]

Enfin bon, on parle d'un passage de 0,72... à 0,75 enfants par femme, sans compter que 2024 était l'année du dragon et qu'il doit sans doute y avoir un effet de traîne. 

[Jean_Karim]

Kurzgesagt avait fait récemment une vidéo expliquant que cela risque d'être trop tard pour la Corée du sud, notamment vu leur pyramide des âges, même avec un babyboom ils se retrouveraient avec un pique de retraités et d'enfants en même temps, ce qui risquerait une crise économique sans précédent.