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Kyrgyzstan to evacuate 300 citizens from Middle East

19:39, 3 March 2026

Measles cases up in Almaty

Measles cases up in Almaty

15:39, 3 March 2026

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan’s population reaches new milestone

18:39, 2 March 2026

Astana airport warns passengers of security system checks

Astana airport warns passengers of security system checks

16:57, 2 March 2026

President congratulates Kazakhstanis on Day of Gratitude

President congratulates Kazakhstanis on Day of Gratitude

08:43, 1 March 2026

Meirzhan Shermakhanbet takes gold at Albania tournament

Meirzhan Shermakhanbet takes gold at Albania tournament

04:01, 1 March 2026

Tokayev congratulates speed skater Shumekova on her triumph at ISU World Championships

Tokayev congratulates speed skater Shumekova on her triumph at ISU World Championships

00:13, 1 March 2026

Kazakhstan sends 7 athletes to 2026 Paralympic Game

Kazakhstan sends 7 athletes to 2026 Paralympic Games

14:28, 28 February 2026

Kazakh junior fencers clinch bronze at Asian Championship in Jakarta

Kazakh junior fencers clinch bronze at Asian Championship in Jakarta

11:46, 28 February 2026

Over 7,600 people died or went missing on migration routes worldwide in 2025: UN

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Over 7,600 people died or went missing on migration routes worldwide in 2025: UN

10:12, 27 February 2026

Banks are trusted again. What changed?

Banks are trusted again. What changed?

08:00, 27 February 2026

Share of women in Kyrgyzstan's public positions stands at 28%

Share of women in Kyrgyzstan's public positions stands at 28%

05:21, 27 February 2026

Uzbekistan’s seven sites and elements included in ICESCO Lists

Uzbekistan’s seven more objects included in ICESCO Lists

02:40, 27 February 2026

Mexico moves toward 40-hour workweek by 2030

Mexico moves toward 40-hour workweek by 2030

08:33, 26 February 2026

Tajikistan’s population on the verge of 11 million

Tajikistan’s population on the verge of 11 million

17:39, 25 February 2026

Childbirths grow at fastest pace in 15 yrs; total fertility rate rebounds to 0.8 in 4 yrs Kim Na-young, 김나영 Kim Na-young National 12:00 February 25, 2026 SHARE LIKE SAVE PRINT FONT SIZE SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- The number of babies born in South Korea grew at the fastest pace in 15 years in 2025, with the country's total fertility rate rising to 0.8 for the first time in four years, government data showed Wednesday. A total of 254,500 babies were born last year, up 6.8 percent, or 16,100, from 2024, according to the provisional data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics. The ministry will announce the final statistics in August. The 2025 tally marks the steepest on-year increase since 2010, and the second consecutive year of growth. The total fertility rate, the average number of children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime, came to 0.8, up 0.05 from a year earlier, recovering the threshold for the first time in four years. A nurse cares for a newborn at a hospital in Goyang, just west of Seoul, on Dec. 26, 2025. (Yonhap) A nurse cares for a newborn at a hospital in Goyang, just west of Seoul, on Dec. 26, 2025. (Yonhap) The ministry attributed the rebound in the number of newborns to an increase in marriages and the continued growth in the population of women in their early 30s, the prime childbearing age group, since 2021. "The number of marriages gained ground for 21 straight months from April 2024 to December last year as couples who had delayed their marriages due to the COVID-19 pandemic tied the knot," Park Hyun-jeong, a ministry official, explained. Park also said there was a notable change in social perception toward childbirth, with the ministry's latest biennial survey in 2024 showing an increase in people with intention to have children after marriage from two years earlier. The proportion of people who are willing to give birth outside of marriage also went up, she added. In terms of the total fertility rate, Park projected the figure to stay above the 0.8 level this year and further rise to the 1 mark in 2031. Data also showed that the number of deaths added 1.3 percent on-year to 363,400 in 2025, resulting in a natural population decline of 110,000.

S. Korea's childbirths grow at fastest pace in 15 yrs; total fertility rate rebounds to 0.8 in 4 yrs

11:52, 25 February 2026

Kazakhstan to transform social sector through digitalization

Kazakhstan to transform social sector through digitalization

22:10, 24 February 2026

Sofya Samodelkina at 2026 Winter Olympics

"I felt your energy": Sofya Samodelkina thanks Kazakhstanis after Olympic debut

16:12, 24 February 2026

Kazakhstan claims 13 medals at ISU Speed Skating Junior World Cup in Germany

Kazakhstan claims 13 medals at ISU Speed Skating Junior World Cup in Germany

14:24, 24 February 2026

UNICEF launches new digital platform for volunteers in Kazakhstan

UNICEF launches new digital platform for volunteers in Kazakhstan

15:00, 23 February 2026

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