Child-free trend a rising concern — Deputy minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 — The trend of married couples opting to be child-free is concerning as it impacts Malaysia’s population structure and accelerates the...
Russia bans ‘child-free propaganda’ to boost birth rate
MOSCOW, Nov 12 — Russia’s lower house of Parliament voted unanimously today to ban what authorities cast as pernicious propaganda for a child-free way of...
Selangor logs fourth lowest birth rate nationwide
By Aliff Haiqal Mohamed SHAH ALAM, July 13 — Selangor recorded a total fertility rate of 1.5 children per woman in 2022, the fourth lowest...
Japan’s diaper makers look to adult market for revenue as births fall
TOKYO, July 12 — A large metal arm in a Japanese factory swept a cluster of fluffy white fabric rectangles off a carousel into a...
Taiwan to raise childcare subsidies to boost birth rate
TAIPEI, Sept 26 — Taiwan will raise child daycare allowances by at least NT$1,500 (RM213.56) a month starting next year to try to boost its...
Live births in Malaysia up 13 pct in second quarter of 2023
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 9 — The number of live births in Malaysia increased by 13 per cent to 105,961 in the second quarter of 2023, from...
Japan’s population continues shrinking at record pace
TOKYO, July 26 — Japan’s population continues to shrink at a record pace, with the number of Japanese falling to 122.4 million, 801,000 fewer than...
Japanese PM to lead panel on declining birthrate amid population crisis
TOKYO, March 30 — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will lead a panel of experts to reverse the country’s critical decline in birthrate, which dropped...
China’s population growth sees record fall in over half-century
ISTANBUL, Jan 17 — China, the world’s most populous country, has seen negative growth in 2022, a historic drop in population in more than six...