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Macron seeks Xi’s support on Ukraine, calls for China investment
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/12/2025
» BEIJING — French President Emmanuel Macron sought Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s help in ending the war in Ukraine and urged Beijing to boost investment in France, as both sides look to rebalance their economic ties.
Births in Japan hit record low
Reuters, Published on 27/02/2024
» TOKYO - The number of babies born in Japan fell for an eighth consecutive year to a record low in 2023, preliminary government data showed on Tuesday, underscoring the daunting task the country faces in trying to stem depopulation.
Adopt a friend: South Korean writer's unusual route to family
AFP, Published on 06/10/2023
» JEONJU (SOUTH KOREA) - South Korean writer Eun Seo-ran was happily single, until a medical emergency made her want family around to help. But she took an unconventional route: legally adopting her best friend.
Presidency sealed off in coup-prone Niger
AFP, Published on 26/07/2023
» NIAMEY: Members of Niger's Presidential Guard on Wednesday sealed off the residence and offices of President Mohamed Bazoum, a source close to Bazoum said, describing the move as a "fit of temper" by the elite troops and that "talks" were underway.
'Don't blame women': Japan birth drive sparks online debate
AFP, Published on 28/03/2023
» TOKYO - Japan's government has made tackling its falling birth rate a top priority, but with few women involved in official debate on the issue, some are making themselves heard on social media.
China population: Cities unveil new childbirth incentives
South China Morning Post, Published on 12/01/2023
» BEIJING: With China on track to record its first population decline in more than six decades, cities across the country have announced new cash incentives to encourage couples to have more children.
China's birthrate plummets, lowest in decades
AFP, Published on 24/11/2021
» BEIJING: China's birthrate plummeted to a record low last year, highlighting a looming demographic crisis for the world's most populous country, caused by a rapidly ageing workforce and slowing economy.
China allows couples to have three children as birthrate falls
AFP, Published on 31/05/2021
» BEIJING - China will allow couples to have three children after a census showed its population is rapidly ageing, state media said Monday, further unwinding four decades of strict family planning controls in the world's most populous nation.
Taiwan hurtles towards 'super-aged' status as birthrate plummets
AFP, Published on 27/05/2021
» TAIPEI - Wu En-tzu has delivered more than 2,000 babies working as an obstetrician but she has no desire to have children of her own -- an increasingly common position taken by Taiwanese families.
China posts slowest population growth in decades: census data
AFP, Published on 11/05/2021
» BEIJING: China's population has grown at its slowest pace in decades, reaching 1.41 billion, census results showed on Tuesday.