https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/24/as-families-change-koreas-elderly-turn-to-suicide/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 13:32:25 -0400<![CDATA[The woman’s death is part of one of South Korea’s grimmest statistics: the number of people 65 and older committing suicide, which has nearly quadrupled in recent years, making the country’s rate of such deaths among the highest in the developed world. The epidemic is the counterpoint to the nation’s runaway economic success, which has worn away at the Confucian social contract that formed the bedrock of Korean culture for centuries.]]>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 17:10:58 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/24/as-families-change-koreas-elderly-turn-to-suicide-n100411