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THE SUGGESTION BY A SOUTH KOREAN OFFICIAL, KIM HEE-SOO TO IMPORT YOUNG WOMEN TO BOOST THE NATIONS POPULATION HAS SPARKED OUTRAGE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE SUGGESTION BY A SOUTH KOREAN OFFICIAL, KIM HEE-SOO TO IMPORT YOUNG WOMEN TO BOOST THE NATIONS POPULATION HAS SPARKED OUTRAGE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.ALTHOUGH THE HEAD OF THE SOUTHERN JINDO COUNTY HAS BEEN EXPELLED...
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- THE SUGGESTION BY A SOUTH KOREAN OFFICIAL, KIM HEE-SOO TO IMPORT YOUNG WOMEN TO BOOST THE NATIONS POPULATION HAS SPARKED OUTRAGE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
- THE SUGGESTION BY A SOUTH KOREAN OFFICIAL, KIM HEE-SOO TO IMPORT YOUNG WOMEN TO BOOST THE NATIONS POPULATION HAS SPARKED OUTRAGE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.ALTHOUGH THE HEAD OF THE SOUTHERN JINDO COUNTY HAS BEEN EXPELLED FROM HIS PARTY, KIM'S TELEVISED STATEMENT TRIGGERED A DIPLOMATIC PROTEST FROM VIETNAM, DAYS OF PUBLIC ANGER AND HIS EXPULSION FROM THE RULING DEMOCRATIC PARTY.THE SUGGESTION COMES AS SOUTH KOREA CONTINUES TO GRAPPLE WITH THE LOWEST BIRTH-RATES IN THE WORLD, WHICH COULD SEE THE COUNTRY'S 50 MILLION-STRONG POPULATION DROP BY HALF IN 60 YEARS.IT WAS GATHERED THAT, ATTEMPTS BY KIM TO DEFUSE THE OUTRAGE WITH AN APOLOGY A DAY AFTER THE STATEMENT APPEAR TO HAVE FAILED.
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THE SUGGESTION BY A SOUTH KOREAN OFFICIAL, KIM HEE-SOO TO IMPORT YOUNG WOMEN TO BOOST THE NATIONS POPULATION HAS SPARKED OUTRAGE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE SUGGESTION BY A SOUTH KOREAN OFFICIAL, KIM HEE-SOO TO IMPORT YOUNG WOMEN TO BOOST THE NATIONS POPULATION HAS SPARKED OUTRAGE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.ALTHOUGH THE HEAD OF THE SOUTHERN JINDO COUNTY HAS BEEN EXPELLED...
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Glow 99.1 FM published this story with Adekunle Aminah listed as author.
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August 10, 2026
