Korea's harsh winters and humid summers, and many other childhood related diseases. To protect their children and to give the best chance of survival, parents refrained from taking the baby outdoors ...

One recipient called for changes to parental leave policies, which make child-rearing a tall order for many South Korean ...

More than 20,000 children are reported missing each year in Korea, the National Police Agency said Sunday, on the eve of International Missing Children's Day. While most of them have been located ...

Children carefully paint the features on puppets in one of the classroom of the Seoul Children’s home. The girls live at the ...

The Ministry of Health and Welfare recently gave awards to two Korean mothers who gave birth to 13 children, including the ...

Born in 1941, Dr. Byung-il Choi MD witnessed cycles of turmoil in Seoul over the first few years of his young life. Those ...

Thousands of South Korean adoptees are looking to satisfy a raw, compelling urge that much of the world takes for granted: ...

Now their children are fighting for recognition, writes BBC Korea's Subin Kim ... Lee's father harboured a dream of going home one day, when the country was reunited again. After work, he would ...

Crapser’s adoption story, marred by abuse, legal troubles, and eventual deportation, reflected the systemic failures and ...

exercise ended its 11-day run last Thursday. N. Korea begins vaccination program for 800,000 children with UNICEF support SEOUL -- North Korea has launched a nationwide vaccination campaign for ...

Stopovers break up the distance. But there are pros and cons to scheduling short trips in cities like Seoul, Bangkok, Dubai ...

They have become pampered family members in South Korea, which has the world’s lowest birthrate and where much of the ...