South Korea honours two women who gave birth to 13 children each with Civil Merit Medals


The mother of South Korean actress Nam Bo-ra is one of the recipients of the Civil Merit Medal. - PHOTO: NAM BO-RA/INSTAGRAM

SEOUL (The Korea Herald/ANN): South Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare recently gave awards to two women who each gave birth to 13 children. One of them is the mother of actress Nam Bo-ra.

Eom Gye-suk, 60, was given the Seongnyu Medal, the fifth grade of the Order of Civil Merit given to those who contribute to the country with their outstanding accomplishments in politics, economics, society, education or academics.

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