South Korea pension fund in crisis as aging outpaces reform

New proposal by President Yoon faces backlash despite demographic woes

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Estimates indicate that by 2050, there will be one working-age adult for each retiree in South Korea. (Photo by Ahn Seong-bok)

JUNNOSUKE KOBARA, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- South Korea's pension system is facing an existential threat as its baby boomers head into retirement and the birth rate plumbs new lows, putting the national fund on track to run out within decades.

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