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India’s powerful Hindu group chief urges three-child families as fertility rates fall
NEW DELHI: The head of India’s powerful Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) said that Indian families must have three…
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Commentary: China faces a fertility paradox
SHANGHAI: During the summer, one would expect mothers of rising sixth-graders to try to make whatever time they get to…
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South Korea sees record birth rate growth for Jan-May
SEOUL South Korea registered record birth rate growth during the first five months of the year, a statistics agency official…
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Commentary: What Trump gets right about China
MADISON, Wisconsin: US President Donald Trump’s embrace of tariffs has been met with considerable criticism, and for sound reasons. But…
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South Korea birthrate rises for first time in 9 years, marriages surge
South Korea has rolled out various measures to encourage young people to get married and have children, after now-impeached President…
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South Korea’s birth rate set to rise for the first time in nine years
SEOUL: South Korea’s birthrate is set to show a rise in 2024 for the first time in nine years, following…
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Chinese city bucks birth rate decline as cash incentives bear fruit
The suite of incentives includes a 120,000 yuan coupon for the purchase of a home, a one-off cash payment of…
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Women in China get phone calls from government workers asking: ‘Are you pregnant now?’
SINGAPORE: “I got a call from a grassroots (worker) this morning, asking if I was pregnant,” reads a viral post…
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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 in an effort to boost the…
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Global fertility rate to keep plummeting, major study warns
“IMPLICATIONS ARE IMMENSE” “We are facing staggering social change through the 21st century,” he said in a statement. IHME researcher…
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