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Over recent years, the topic of South Korea's declining birthrate and aging population has become increasingly alarming. Kelly Culi, a reporter with the Washington Post who has spent eight years in South Korea, notes that this issue has been a recurring theme, often explored through various government plans intended to combat it, most of which have been unsuccessful. With a birth rate of 0.79 children per woman, South Korea has one of the lowest rates globally.