SKOREA: Billions budgeted to increase birthrate

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Updated January 28, 2008 20:46:06

South Korea plans to spend more than $US11 billion this year on state programs aimed at increasing its birthrate. The measure aims to balance the country's rapidly ageing population.

Presenter: Sonja Heydeman
Speakers: Daniel Pinkston, Senior Analyst with the International Crisis Group; Professor Sung Jae Choi, Seoul National University

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