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Faced with world’s lowest birth rate, South Korea ramps up efforts to keep elderly population active
When Madam Chung returns home from school, for instance, she takes her books out and continues studying. Her son Park…
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IN FOCUS: Low birth rate, ageing society could cripple Thailand but it’s not a done deal yet
Its Hire Me project – “Jangwan Ka” in Thai – seeks to provide jobs for people who cannot enter the…
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North Korea’s Kim calls for action on falling birth rates
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for efforts to tackle the isolated country’s falling birth rates, describing…
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China’s Chongqing to remove marriage requirement for maternity benefits
HONG KONG: Chongqing, a sprawling municipality in southwest China, announced this week that insured residents no longer need to provide…
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South Korean doctors flee paediatrics as low birth rate bites
For parents, the shortage can mean long waits for treatment for sick children. One recent morning, the waiting room at…
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Commentary: Divorce is a ‘certificate of happiness’ for some women in modern China
WESTERN NOTIONS OF LOVE AND PERSONAL CHOICE These amendments eased the divorce process and made China one of the world’s…
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‘We don’t need a baby, we have a cat’: Hong Kong women say no to kids as experts ponder baby shortage
Among developed Western countries, France had a TFR of 1.8, followed by 1.7 in the United States and 1.6 in…
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Chinese woman seeking to freeze her eggs makes final appeal in Beijing court
BEIJING: Teresa Xu, an unmarried 35-year old Chinese woman, began her final appeal in a Beijing court on Tuesday (May…
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South Korea’s funeral industry adapts to more people dying alone
“In the case of South Korea, we used to put a lot of importance on tradition. In the past, funerals…
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