Ulsan’s surprising rise to multicultural city offers a peek into Korea’s future (Hankyoreh/16 Sep 2024)

Hankyoreh explores Ulsan's surprising rise as a multicultural city, offering insights into South Korea’s future amid its declining birth rate. As the country faces labor shortages due to its low fertility, Ulsan has reversed population decline by welcoming foreign workers, particularly in the shipbuilding industry. The article highlights how this shift is critical for sustaining industries and suggests that South Korea must prepare both socially and institutionally for an increasingly multicultural society to address its demographic challenges.