
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

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

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

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

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)

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