South Koreans face lonely deaths as Confucian traditions fade
SEOUL (Reuters) – When South Korean widow Yoon Sook-hee, 62, died after a bout of pneumonia in mid-January, she joined a growing number of old people in this Asian country who die alone and was cremated only thanks to the charity of people who never knew her. Once a country where filial duty and a strong Confucian tradition saw parents revered, modern day South Korea, with a population of 50 million, has grown economically richer, but family ties have fragmented. Nowadays 1. 2 million elderly South Koreans, just over 20 percent of the elderly population, live – and increasingly die – alone. . . .
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