South Korea hopes new speed train links will help boost birth rate (StraitsTimes/29 Mar 2024)

The Straits Times reports that South Korea is launching the Great Train eXpress (GTX), a high-speed train service aimed at reducing commute times between Seoul and its outskirts, with the hope of encouraging more young people to move outside the capital and start families. However, some analysts warn that this could lead to further depopulation of rural areas unless similar infrastructure is developed there.