East Asia · 27 January 2026 to 20 March 2026 · 21 headlines · BBC News, South China Morning Post, CNN
South Korea is finally having more babies. But can it last?
South Korea is finally having more babies. But can it last?: a running story on the front pages of 3 newsrooms from 27 January 2026 to 20 March 2026, 21 headlines over 53 days.
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As it ran
20 March 2026
- South China Morning Post South Korea risks US rift over Iran’s Hormuz Strait squeeze
17 March 2026
- South China Morning Post South Korea and Japan bear brunt of global stock sell-offs amid oil shock
- South China Morning Post ‘Catch-22 situation’: South Korea walks tightrope over Trump’s Hormuz call
10 March 2026
- South China Morning Post South Korea pulls rare move in bid to shield residents from Iran oil shock
6 March 2026
- South China Morning Post Middle powers Canada, South Korea set Arctic course between China-Russia and US
- South China Morning Post South Korea uneasy as US weighs moving air defences to Middle East
27 February 2026
- South China Morning Post China’s tech surge leaves Japan and South Korea trailing in global rankings
26 February 2026
- South China Morning Post China’s tech surge leaves Japan and South Korea trailing in global rankings
24 February 2026
- South China Morning Post Freedom Shield rift: South Korea, US at odds over scale of war games
23 February 2026
- South China Morning Post South Korea protests Russian embassy ‘Victory’ banner as key war date looms
22 February 2026
21 February 2026
- South China Morning Post China scrambles fighters to confront US warplanes based in South Korea
20 February 2026
19 February 2026
- BBC News Martial law, protests and a president tried for insurrection: How did South Korea get here?
18 February 2026
- South China Morning Post ‘The game is over’: South Korea braces for Yoon Suk-yeol’s insurrection verdict
8 February 2026
7 February 2026
3 February 2026
- South China Morning Post Tariff pain looms for South Korea after US talks hit deadlock