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China launches projects to build 'new-era' marriage, childbearing culture

China launches projects to build 'new-era' marriage, childbearing culture

China will launch pilot projects in more than 20 cities to create a "new-era" marriage and childbearing culture to foster a friendly child bearing environment, the latest move by authorities to boost the country's falling birth rate.
India, soon world's most populous nation, doesn't know how many people it has

India, soon world's most populous nation, doesn't know how many people it has

As world population hits 8 billion, China frets over too few babies

As world population hits 8 billion, China frets over too few babies

Half of Vietnamese to make more than $20 a day by 2030: HSBC

Half of Vietnamese to make more than $20 a day by 2030: HSBC

Forty eight million Vietnamese, or nearly half the population, will have an income of more than US$20 a day by 2030, British lender HSBC has forecast.
September 13, 2022 | 07:44 pm PT
Seniors long to keep working after retirement

Seniors long to keep working after retirement

Retiring after more than 30 years as an elementary school teacher, Phuong has started a new life: She has several part-time jobs.
August 25, 2022 | 05:37 pm PT
Seniors' struggle to cope without pension or savings

Seniors' struggle to cope without pension or savings

Thu and her husband struggle to cover their living expenses, and she feels embarrassed about borrowing money from her son-in-law.
August 15, 2022 | 05:15 pm PT
China's population expected to start to shrink before 2025

China's population expected to start to shrink before 2025

China's population has slowed significantly and is expected to start to shrink ahead of 2025, the state backed Global Times reported, citing a senior health official.
July 24, 2022 | 05:10 pm PT
World's population to hit 8 bln. What does that mean for Asia?

World's population to hit 8 bln. What does that mean for Asia?

In November this year, the world's population will reach 8 billion. From the world’s most populous countries - China and India - to the world’s smallest populations in the Pacific island nations, the Asia-Pacific region is home to a diverse group of around 4.3 billion people from different walks of life, gender, age, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.
July 12, 2022 | 07:17 pm 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
Fueled by immigration, Canada population growth doubles G7 rate

Fueled by immigration, Canada population growth doubles G7 rate

Canada's population reached nearly 37 million in 2021, growing almost twice as fast as the world's other largest developed economies thanks to record immigration, the national statistics office said Wednesday.
February 9, 2022 | 06:38 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
Foreign experts advise Vietnam to carry out serosurvey to find Covid infection rate

Foreign experts advise Vietnam to carry out serosurvey to find Covid infection rate

Experts said 2 percent of Vietnam’s population could have had Covid-19, mostly without symptoms, and a survey to confirm the rate is imperative.
August 2, 2021 | 07:31 pm PT
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