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South Korea’s homegrown Nuri rocket placed 15 satellites into orbit on its fifth launch, including five that will form part of the country’s first domestically launched microsatellite constellation, the nation’s space agency said.

The number of foreigners coming to study in South Korea surpassed 500,000 for the first time last year, a more than sixfold increase over four years, driven by the global popularity of Korean pop culture, government data showed Thursday.

The number of babies born in South Korea shot up 18 percent in April from a year earlier, reaching the highest level in seven years, government data showed Wednesday.