Korea demography reader (March 28, 2010 edition)

• In a positive trend, more women in South Korea are willing to marry younger men — and not be embarrassed about it.

• Reuters has an interesting piece on how age-related expectations are changing in the workforce.

• The Korea Food & Drug Administration has released a study showing that the stereotype of larger-faced Koreans does not hold. I hope they did all that after they were done checking the food supply for melamine and e coli. 

• The Korea Times suggests that immigration reform being proposed in the US may make it easier for science grads, including many in South Korea, to immigrate to America.

• North Korean officials may be so cash-strapped thanks to the failed currency reform that they are moonlighting — taking on second jobs at night. I guess the bribery business ain't what it used to be.

• Per capita income in South Korea, when measured in dollars, has dropped to a five-year low thanks to a weakened KRW (story also here and here).

• The Los Angeles area population is rising again. This isn't exactly Korea-related, but the rising population does include Koreans, so there's that.

• Also not particularly Korea related, slightly more than half of all California voters now support gay marriage.