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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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Commentary: Will four-day work weeks solve Japan’s fertility crisis?
WORKING TO LIVE OR LIVING TO WORK? For a four-day work week to play a meaningful role in reversing Japan’s…
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Commentary: Why falling fertility is not a crisis
ADAPTING TO IDEA OF SLOWER GROWTH If so much good has come from smaller families through human history, why the consternation?…
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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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South Korea’s fertility rate dropped to fresh record low of 0.72 in 2023
SEOUL: South Korea’s fertility rate, already the world’s lowest, continued its dramatic decline in 2023, as women concerned about their…
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South Korea’s fertility rate dropped to fresh record low in 2023
SEOUL: South Korea’s fertility rate, already the world’s lowest, dropped to a fresh record low in 2023, defying the billions…
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India’s fertility rate faces sharp decline amid rising concern over lifestyle factors, infertility
Dr Sabine Kapasi, global strategy lead of the UN’s emergency response team, said: “We can create insurance systems … and…
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China’s Xi’an sends ‘sweet love’ messages to encourage babymaking
HONG KONG: Family planning authorities in the historic Chinese city of Xi’an texted residents this week wishing them “sweet love,…
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China’s fertility rate drops to record low 1.09 in 2022: State media
President Xi Jinping in May presided over a meeting to study the topic. China has said it will focus on…
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Commentary: China needs immigrants to escape a ‘low fertility trap’
But changing immigration policy will likely require a change in mindset. In a recent story by The Economist, the reporter…
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