Studies show that countries around the world will see their populations shrink by 2050. To combat demographic decline, a growing list of countries are implementing policies to try to encourage women ...

The first nationwide subsidy program has been introduced by China to encourage population growth. The subsidy offers parents ...

Asian shares are mostly lower as some of the euphoria fizzles out over a tariff deal with Japan as proposed recently by President Donald Trump. Benchmarks slipped in Tuesday morning trading in ...

SEOUL, July 29 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's total population slightly rose for the second straight year thanks to a rapid increase in foreign residents, statistical office data showed Tuesday.

Ukraine on Monday praised US President Donald Trump for saying he would cut the 50-day deadline he set Russian President ...

The birthrate in the US is predicted to be 1.79 births per woman in 2025, below the replacement rate of 2.1, writes border ...

The Ministry of Health has proposed allocating VND650 billion (US$25.5 million) to support women who give birth to two children before they turn 35.

The government will give families Rmb3,600 ($503) a year for each child under the age of three, state news agency Xinhua said on Monday. The subsidy will be applied from January 2025 but families with ...

Stock markets in Asia are mixed after U.S. stocks rose to more records as they closed out another winning week. U.S. futures ...

Health Minister Dao Hong Lan issued a grave warning on World Population Day, saying that Vietnam's Total Fertility Rate (TFR) ...

With the exception of a handful of countries in Africa, most countries in the world are not having enough children to replace ...