South Korea n President Yoon Suk Yeol has admitted his government's efforts have fallen short, as he marked two years in office. In his first media conference in nearly two years, Mr Yoon laid out plans to tackle flagging birth rates, which he called a national emergency. He also reiterated that South Korea would continue to send humanitarian aid to Ukraine but not lethal weapons. CNA’s Lim Yun Suk has more from Seoul.
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