Hanoi police bust surrogacy ring

Alongside Vietnam’s declining population growth and birth rates, some localities are not reproducing enough to sustain current population levels.

Hanoi will begin construction of housing by year end to relocate 6,500 families from its Old Quarter as the city seeks to decongest the area.

Long-standing sexist attitudes have caused a gender imbalance in Vietnam, a United Nations expert says.

Vietnam ranks fourth among the world’s top 10 countries with the fastest millionaire population growth, a new report says.

Families with two daughters in Hau Giang will get cash rewards and congratulatory certificates.

Vietnam is the third fastest growing country in terms of ultra high net worth, a new report says.

China appears poised to scrap its two-child policy, a state-run newspaper said Monday citing a draft civil code.

Hong Kong's homeless population has jumped 30 percent in five years, while the city's wealth gap swells to widest in more than 40 years.

The city leader is blaming its rapidly rising population, far outstripping the 2025 projection, for exacerbating traffic chaos.

'When the parents die, the children can replace them and contribute to the country's workforce.'

The global population will reach 8.6 billion in 2030, 9.8 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion in 2100.

Asia has enjoyed substantial demographic dividends, but the growing number of elderly is set to create a 'tax' on growth.

With China's labor force shrinking under the impact of the now abandoned one-child policy, the country is turning to machines to fill the gap.