China surrogacy abandonment case being investigated after online criticism
BEIJING — A 28-year-old woman who acted as a surrogate in China's south-western city of Chengdu is s...
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01/11/2024
Population / Demographics
China looks to spur births, aid families in fight on shrinking population
BEIJING — China outlined steps on Monday (Oct 28) to improve family planning and parenting measures ...
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29/10/2024
China unveils first diagnosis guidelines to battle escalating obesity crisis
HONG KONG — China's National Health Commission (NHC) published its first set of guidelines to standa...
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22/10/2024
China launches survey to understand 'fear of having children'
HONG KONG — China's National Health Commission (NHC) is surveying 30,000 people to understand factor...
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18/10/2024
China calls for elderly volunteers to boost economy, development
HONG KONG — China is urging its rapidly ageing population to volunteer for community services, help ...
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25/09/2024
Singapore's population hits historic high of 6 million
SINGAPORE — Singapore's total population stood at 6.04 million as at June 2024, a two per cent rise ...
Shermaine Ang
25/09/2024
China's retirement age reforms not enough to fix pension headache
HONG KONG — China's move to raise retirement ages is a starting point to plug gaping pension deficit...
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24/09/2024
Reframe with 'positive language': 1 in 4 Singaporeans will be above 65 by 2030 - how can we be more inclusive?
It's true that Singapore's population is ageing rapidly - but that may not be a bad thing, according...
Kimi Ang
20/09/2024
South Korea's birth rate drive struggles to sway 'YOLO' generation
SEOUL — As South Korea scrambles to halt the sharp decline in its birth rate, policymakers are havin...
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27/08/2024
China's fresh urbanisation push may thwart 'birth-friendly society' goal
HONG KONG/BEIJING — Mary Meng is so busy and stressed working for a Chinese tech company in Shanghai...
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22/08/2024
China to allow delayed retirement to combat population woes
HONG KONG — China will gradually raise its statutory retirement age — now among the world's lowest —...
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22/07/2024
Japan's diaper makers look to adult market for revenue as births fall
TOKYO — A large metal arm in a Japanese factory swept a cluster of fluffy white fabric rectangles of...
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12/07/2024
As South Korea's population shrinks, same-sex couples say they can help
SUWON, South Korea — South Koreans Kim Eun-ha and Park Cho-hyeon would like to get married and have ...
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29/06/2024
Many hospitals in China stop newborn delivery services as birth rate drops
HONG KONG — Many hospitals in China have stopped offering newborn delivery services in 2024, state-b...
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19/03/2024
Number of South Korea marriages edges up in 2023 after 11 years of falls
SEOUL — The number of marriages in South Korea rose in 2023 for the first time in more than a decade...
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19/03/2024
More Chinese tied the knot in 2023, lifting marriage rates for first time in 9 years
HONG KONG — The number of new marriages in China jumped 12.4 per cent in 2023 from a year earlier, r...
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19/03/2024
In South Korea, world's lowest fertility rate plunges again in 2023
SEOUL — South Korea's fertility rate, already the world's lowest, continued its dramatic decline in ...
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28/02/2024
Number of births in Japan hits record low in 2023
TOKYO — The number of babies born in Japan fell for an eighth consecutive year to a record low in 20...
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27/02/2024
Add a 'little dragon' to your family: PM Lee urges Singaporeans to have more children in Chinese New Year message
SINGAPORE - As the Year of the Dragon beckons, it is as good a time as any for young couples to try ...
Tham Yuen-C
09/02/2024
South Korean company offers staff over $100k for having babies; employee says she can now plan for second child
In a bid to boost the country's low birth rate, one company in South Korea is putting their money wh...
Lim Kewei
06/02/2024