Japan’s population fell by more than 8,00,000 last year: Report

Jul 27, 2023

Japan’s population fell by more than 800,000 last year. The country’s population crisis is accelerating, echoing similar trends seen in other East Asian countries,...

China's population crisis is much worse than projected: Expert

Jun 05, 2022

Beijing [China], June 6 : China's population crisis is even worse than the official data provided by Beijing, according to a Chinese expert.

Madagascar population facing severe humanitarian crisis due to drought: UN resident coordinator

Aug 22, 2021

Antananarivo [Madagascar], August 22 : Hundreds of thousands of people are suffering from one of the worst droughts in the south of Madagascar in...

China's marriage drops to alarming levels

Sep 03, 2022

Beijing [China], September 3 : Marriages in China have dropped to record levels and are deepening the population crisis facing the second-largest economy in...

13 million people in Afghanistan lack food as drought crisis bites: Report

Apr 21, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], April 21 : The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has said that urgent action is needed to...

Amid pension funding crisis, China's move to raise retirement age sparks dissent

Jul 23, 2024

China, in a move to counter its rapidly ageing population and a severe pension funding crisis, has expressed its intent to raise its statutory...