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Editorial cartoon. A baby in a red footed romper sits on a table, hands raised, looking up wide-eyed. Four hands in navy suit sleeves thrust in from the corners with motion lines, each measuring the same baby with a different tool: a cloth tape measure, a wooden ruler, metal calipers, and a ledger with an ink stamp. A teddy bear, a potted plant and a crib mobile are sketched in light blue behind.

South Korea's Births Rise for a 25th Straight Month — And Four Sets of Numbers That Don't Fit One Table

Korea logged 24,275 births in July. Taiwan and China fell by double digits; Japan reads two ways. We ask whether the rebound is cohort size or policy.