Fertility Rate

China's one-child policy must be changed before it's too late

23 Mar 2013

Thanks to longer life expectancy and the one-child policy, for well over a decade China's fertility rate has remained below replacement levels.

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Hong Kong can lead East Asia in meeting ageing population challenge

24 Feb 2013

It is investment in human capital and systems, as well as in advanced machinery and processes, that has enabled Hong Kong to stay ahead. But it now seems in danger of failing to lead the mainland...

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Information is key to wise population policy vision

8 Feb 2013

Government inertia is never a good idea when it comes to population and planning. This has to be especially so for Hong Kong, where fertility rates are among the lowest in the world, society is...

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More immigration has not seen Singapore surpass Hong Kong

1 Feb 2013

If you take your date out to the cinema "grooming is important", and don't try to entertain her with a running commentary on the movie. It's "not cool at all".

5:35AM

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Singapore's bid to start baby boom

28 Jan 2013

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is cranking up a national debate on babies this month, with proposals to Parliament that would attempt to stem the country's slumping birth rate. Penelope...

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