Sept. 13

• ●Women executives in S. Korea's top firms post record growth, closing in on pay parity The Korea Herald
  Women reached executive ransk at South Korea's largest companies in record numbers in 2024, with their average pay surpassing 70 percent of men's for the first time, according to new research released Wednesday.

Sept. 14

• ●Marine sergeant's death raises alarms about military mental health services Korea JoongAng Daily
  Military investigators are looking into the possibility that a Marine sergeant who died Saturday in a shooting incident on Daecheong Island in Incheon may have taken his own life.
  
  

• ●Gov't to launch trial program addressing welfare blind spots - young adults Korea JoongAng Daily
  A 20-something surnamed Kim, an alias, left home to find work and become financially independent from parents struggling with alcoholism.
  
  

• ●Over 4000 murder-suicides, 1,500 joint suicides recorded in Korea over 8 years The Korea Times
  More than 400 people in Korea committed murder-suicides and around 1,500 died in suicide pacts with others over an eight-year period, according to a new report.

Sept. 15

• ●Births out of wedlock hit record high in 2024 The Korea Herald
  The proportion of births outside of marriage in South Korea reached an all-time high last year, data showed, indicating a possible shift in accepted norms.