Governors urge Japan govt to address population decline
World 17:14 23/07/2025AOMORI -- The National Governors' Association on Wednesday urged the Japanese government to give top priority to measures against escalating population decline.
Vietnam proposes cash support for families with 2 daughters to address gender imbalance, falling birth rates
Vietnam News 11:35 12/07/2025Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has proposed cash or in-kind support for families with two daughters as part of new measures aimed at addressing the country’s persistent gender imbalance at birth and historically low fertility rate, officials said on Friday.
India's delayed population survey to conclude in March 2027
World 13:59 05/06/2025India will conduct its much-delayed population census in two phases to conclude by March 1, 2027, the interior ministry said on Wednesday, after a delay of six years caused by hurdles created by the COVID-19 pandemic, among others.
Vietnam empowers couples with reproductive freedom
Vietnam News 10:05 04/06/2025In a landmark move, the Standing Committee of Vietnam’s National Assembly has passed an amendment to Article 10 of the Population Ordinance, granting couples and individuals the legal right to determine the number of children they have, as well as the timing and spacing of births.
Ho Chi Minh City faces growing challenges from rapidly aging population
Vietnam News 14:07 03/04/2025The city’s elderly population has been growing quickly since 2017
Vietnam proposes new law to extend maternity leave to 7 months for second child
Vietnam News 12:56 30/01/2025The country is facing serious population challenges that need urgent attention
Vietnamese lawmaker proposes shorter work hours to support happy families, sustainable population
Vietnam News 16:59 08/08/2024‘Reducing hours will allow workers more time to find partners, care for their children, attend to family needs, and pursue personal interests’
Vietnam mulls financial reward for childbirth in aging populace
Vietnam News 10:28 29/10/2021The Vietnamese government will encourage each household in low-fertility regions to have at least two children
Vietnam faces gender inequality as consequence of gender-biased sex selection
Vietnam News 18:04 19/11/2020By 2019, Vietnam’s gender ratio had been 111.5 boys born per 100 girls
Contrasting marriage and birth rates between Vietnamese localities concerns local authorities
Vietnam News 15:29 12/11/2020The fertility rate in Vietnam differs greatly between each region
Latest census raises eyebrows by finding only 39 homeless families in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 17:13 15/10/2019District 1, District 4, and Can Gio District were the only areas in Ho Chi Minh City with homeless family units, according to the 2019 census
Ho Chi Minh City most populous city in Vietnam: 2019 census
Vietnam News 18:00 12/10/2019The city’s average population growth rate hit 2.28 percent annually between 2009 and 2019
