Declining birthrate

(L to R) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul pose for the cameras during the 11th Trilateral Foreign Minister’s Meeting (Japan-China-ROK) in Tokyo on March 22, 2025, Japan. Photo: Rodrigo Reyes Marin/Pool via REUTERS
Asia

Japan, China, South Korea meet at geopolitical 'turning point in history'

The three agreed to accelerate preparations for a trilateral summit in Japan that would also include talks on how Tokyo, Beijing and Seoul can tackle declining birthrates and aging populations,...

A couple prepares to participate in a staged mass wedding, organised as part of a matchmaking event to inspire singles to get married, in a suburban area of Shanghai May 18, 2013. Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File photo
China

Marriage registrations in China drop for the first nine months of 2024

A child plays with sand near a couple taking part in a pre-wedding photoshoot on a beach in Qingdao, Shandong province, China April 21, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo
China

China launches survey to understand 'fear of having children'

People walk near the Red Square with St. Basil's Cathedral seen in the background in Moscow, Russia July 1, 2024. Photo:REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo
Europe

Russia's birth rate slides to lowest in quarter century in 2024