People walk past a television news screen broadcasting live footage of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivering a speech at a press briefing, at a railway station in Seoul on May 9, 2024. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on May 9 that he wants to create a new ministry to address the country's low birthrate ó the world's lowest, with the country facing a looming demographic crisis. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)