As birth rate crashes, Thai universities told they must ‘adapt or die’
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 06, 2022
Thailand’s plunging birth rate is triggering alarm bells in the education business, with some Thai universities recording almost 50 per cent fewer new students in recent years.
Call for free infertility treatment as Thailand’s birth rate plunges
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 06, 2022
In a bid to tackle a huge drop in birth rates and Thailand’s fast-ageing society, public health agencies are pushing for fertility treatments and surrogacy programmes to be covered by the Universal Healthcare scheme and other welfare programmes.
India says nationwide birth rates drop below key replacement rate
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2021
Indias population growth is losing steam as the average number of children born crossed below a key threshold, according to newly released data from a government survey.
Births in Japan expected to fall below 800,000 in 2021
MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2020
Births in Japan are expected to fall below 800,000, according to estimates released by several private research institutes, partly due to delays in having children as a result of uncertainty over the future amid the novel coronavirus crisis.