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South Korea sees surprise baby boom after years of record-low birth rates

South Korea sees surprise baby boom after years of record-low birth rates

South Korea is seeing an unexpected baby boom, with birth rates rising at a record pace during the first five months of the year, the fastest growth since records began in 1981.
Who decides whether or not to have children?

Who decides whether or not to have children?

Chinese authorities play cash-giving Cupid to boost marriage rates

Chinese authorities play cash-giving Cupid to boost marriage rates

South Korea hits record-low weddings as birth rate plunges

South Korea hits record-low weddings as birth rate plunges

The number of South Koreans who tied the knot last year hit a record low, figures showed Thursday, compounding looming demographic woes in a country with the world's lowest birth rate.
March 15, 2023 | 11:11 pm PT
In aging China, a call for 'bold' steps to cut cost of having babies

In aging China, a call for 'bold' steps to cut cost of having babies

A Chinese health official has urged local governments to take "bold" steps to lower the cost of having babies and raising children to reduce the burden on families and boost fertility, a state-backed publication reported on Friday.
February 10, 2023 | 01:37 am PT
China's population shrinks for the first time since 1961

China's population shrinks for the first time since 1961

China's population fell last year for the first time since 1961, a historic turn that is expected to mark the start of a long period of decline in its citizen numbers and see India become the world's most populous nation in 2023.
January 16, 2023 | 06:40 pm PT
Woman arrested for running commercial surrogacy service

Woman arrested for running commercial surrogacy service

A woman in Hanoi was arrested on Monday to be investigated for facilitating commercial surrogacy services.
September 26, 2022 | 05:14 am PT
Thailand bids to avert 'population crisis' as birth rate crashes

Thailand bids to avert 'population crisis' as birth rate crashes

Thailand is scrambling to encourage its people to have more babies to arrest a slumping birth rate, offering parents childcare and fertility centres, while also tapping social media influencers to showcase the joys of family life.
March 6, 2022 | 11:45 pm PT
China's birth rate drops to record low in 2021

China's birth rate drops to record low in 2021

Mainland China's birth rate dropped to a record low of 7.52 per 1,000 people in 2021, National Bureau of Statistics data showed on Monday, accelerating a downward trend that led Beijing last year to begin allowing couples to have up to three children.
January 16, 2022 | 11:51 pm PT
Parental angst: why Vietnamese are having fewer babies

Parental angst: why Vietnamese are having fewer babies

After having her first child, Tuyet Nhung told her husband she did not want more since she felt worn out and wanted more leisure and personal time.
November 2, 2021 | 08:38 pm PT
Money incentives to boost childbirth unfeasible: experts

Money incentives to boost childbirth unfeasible: experts

It needs much more to encourage childbirth than just a sum of VND8.84 million ($388) granted to those having two children, experts said.
October 30, 2021 | 05:00 pm PT
Health ministry proposes monetary incentive for second child

Health ministry proposes monetary incentive for second child

Women in regions with low birth rates should be given an incentive payment of VND8.84 million ($388) if they have two children, the Health Ministry has proposed.
October 27, 2021 | 08:00 pm PT
HCMC sees fertility rate increase in 2020

HCMC sees fertility rate increase in 2020

The Department of Population and Family Planning estimates that HCMC's crude birth rate increased by 0.14 per woman in 2020 from the previous year.
March 26, 2021 | 05:00 pm PT
Vietnam population might peak 10 years earlier than UN forecast: Lancet study

Vietnam population might peak 10 years earlier than UN forecast: Lancet study

Vietnam’s population might peak at 107.25 million in 2044, a decade earlier than forecast by the U.N. last year, according to a recent study.
July 17, 2020 | 05:32 pm PT
Marry early, have kids soon, Vietnam urges citizens

Marry early, have kids soon, Vietnam urges citizens

Vietnam is urging citizens to marry before 30 and bear children early to maintain an ideal replacement fertility rate.
May 4, 2020 | 10:59 pm PT
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