County in China offers cash ‘reward’ for newlywed couples if bride is aged 25 and under
By news.sky.com Marriage rates in China hit a record low last year, matched by a declining birth rate. One part of the … Read more
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South-Korea: Low birthrate signals warning about ‘hopeless society’ – Opinion
By Song Young-gil (koreaherald.com) South Korea has already entered into a “demographic onus” era under which the productive age population (15-64 years … Read more
China records first population decline in 60 years: How does Europe’s demographic data compare?
By Euronews.com For the first time in six decades, China’s population shrank last year, as deaths outnumbered births. The country had 1.41175 … Read more
UN draft resolution: Preparations for and observance of the thirtieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family
The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) of the General Assembly of United Nations, approved the draft resolution during its meeting on … Read more
America must take care of its families, or go the way of the Roman Empire
Supporting parents and children is the solution to preserving retirement programs and the society at large By Louis T. March in mercatornet.com (cartoon by Brian Doyle) … Read more
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 … Read more
COVID-19 pandemic linked with slowing global birth rate
Experts found that this decline in births occurred around the world The COVID-19 pandemic has been linked with a significant drop in life expectancy around the … Read more
South Korea: Cities get creative with incentives to boost birthrate
Scrambling to boost the country’s birthrate, major cities in Korea are doling out significant cash incentives for their residents. By Korea Joongang … Read more
The 2 Ways to Raise a Country’s Birth Rate: Give parents money and time
By Joe Pinsker,a staff writer at The Atlantic, where he covers families and relationships. Americans aren’t making as many babies as they used to. … Read more
The Danger of Shortchanging Parents
By theatlantic.com A country that does not publicly fund national defense won’t have much of it. A society that doesn’t support parents … Read more
