New South Korean statistics worsen dread over low birthrate

Officials seek to encourage more births but have failed to stop decline

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A South Korean couple take care of their baby son at their home in Seoul in December 2018.  © Reuters

STEVEN BOROWIEC, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- Recently released data points on declining births are intensifying fears over South Korea's economic future, and have even prompted some existential questions from doomsayers.

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