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The UK has the second highest teenage birth rate in the developed world, according to a report published today. There were 31 births per 1,000 British girls aged between 15 and 19 in 1998, the ...

Japan began introducing policies to encourage couples to have more children in the 1990s. South Korea started doing the same in the 2000s, while Singapore's first fertility policy dates back to 1987.

Japan began introducing policies to encourage couples to have more children in the 1990s. South Korea started doing the same in the 2000s, while Singapore's first fertility policy dates back to 1987.

Falling birth rates are a major concern for some of Asia's biggest economies. Governments in the region are spending hundreds of billions of dollars trying to reverse the trend. Will it work?

Aug 30 (Reuters) - Russian unemployment hit a new record low in June and real wages rose by 10.5% year on year in further evidence of a tight labour market, data released on Wednesday showed.

For decades, this lush mountain town's specialty was growing rice, black soybeans and satoimo, a taro root that features widely in Japanese cuisine and serves as the town's official mascot.

Around 773,000 babies will be born in 2022 in Japan, a decline more than a decade faster than forecast due to the plummeting birthrate, according to a calculation by The Asahi Shimbun. This year ...

Brai is the founder of SW4 Insights, a public policy advisory firm based in Washington D.C. He has over a decade of experience as a journalist and consultant covering finance and economic policy ...

BEIJING - China’s low birthrate problems have been further complicated by the high prices demanded for traditional dowries by the families of potential brides. Chinese social media platforms ...

THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Births to teen moms in the United States reached a historic low in 2022, dropping 3% from the previous year, a new government report shows. Teenage ...