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More than 20 provincial level administrations across China have started offering childcare subsidies.

Vietnam proposes allowing couples to decide the number and timing of their children, and addressing regional disparities in birth rates.

The shift in societal norms could prove pivotal in a country that over past decade has seen its birthrate plummet to lowest in the world.

The legal age for marriage in China is 22 for men and 20 for women, amongst the highest in the world.

The National Bureau of Statistics says the total number of people in China dropped by 1.39 million to 1.408 billion in 2024.

Authorities in the world's most advanced ageing society hopes to stem further declines in the birthrate.

Japan said will take "unprecedented steps" to cope with low birthrate, expanding childcare and promoting wage hikes for younger workers.

There are a number of factors that could contribute to a decline in the birth rate.

UN experts now see China's population shrinking by 109 million by 2050, more than triple the decline of their previous forecast in 2019.

Many Japanese commentators said the situation was not surprising and slammed their government for not doing enough to fight it.

In an effort to encourage couples to have children, Shaanxi is looking to sharply increase the duration of paid maternity leave.

Millions are approaching retirement age with neither enough younger generations, or immigrants, to fill their shoes.

After devoting all of their time and energy into their only child, many parents said they are simply exhausted for a second child.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has ordered his new minister for demographic issues to come up with "bold proposals" for raising Japan's birthrate.

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