Until the 1970s, women in the most prosperous Asian economies like South Korea, Japan, and China were having more than five children on average. Today, that trend is starkly different. For the sixth consecutive year, South Korea has recorded the world’s lowest fertility rate. In the latest figures released by the government on Feb. 28, … Read more
China is unlikely to experience a distinct boost in birth rates this year, largely due to the country’s high youth unemployment and economic turmoil, according to the EIU. D3sign | Moment | Getty Images The Chinese Year of the Dragon is widely perceived in Asia-Pacific to be an auspicious year to have a baby — … Read more
CANBERRA, Australia — China’s declining aid to the South Pacific is increasingly targeted toward its political allies in the region as appetite there for Chinese credit declines and competition grows with the U.S. for influence, an independent Australian think tank reported Tuesday. Chinese overall economic influence among the 14 aid-dependent island nations in the region … Read more
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For Love, it’s money. After waiting for three seasons, Jordan Love is officially the Packers QB1. So far, it’s been something of a mixed bag for the first-year starter: Love has thrown seven touchdowns to just one interception through the first three games of the season, but has completed just 53 percent of his passes … Read more
SoftBank Imaginative and prescient Fund misplaced $32 billion within the monetary 12 months ending March because the Japanese funding big, probably the most prolific world investor in tech startups, suffers from the valuation corrections throughout its personal and public tech backings amid weakening world economic system. The loss surged 68% from the identical interval a … Read more