China's ageing population threatens key Beijing policy goals for the coming decade of boosting domestic consumption and reining in ballooning debt, posing a severe challenge to the economy's long-term growth prospects.

China's ageing population threatens economic growth

China's population has declined for the second consecutive year with the total population decreasing by 2.75 million to 1.409 billion in 2023, media reports said citing the country's National Bureau of Statistics.

China's population declines for 2nd straight year, drops by 2.75 million to 1.409 billion in 2023

It is the end of an eternal love story between flowers and insects according to a new study, flowers are now giving up on pollinators and evolving to be less attractive now due to decline in the number of insects.

Flowers evolving towards self-pollination as 10% of insect population lost in last 150 years

The cabinet of the Indian state of Assam gave a go-ahead to the socio-economic survey of the indigenous Muslim population in the state. The cabinet took the decision a year and a half after five communities were recognised by the government of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma as "indigenous Assamese Muslims".

India: Assam's cabinet gives its nod for census of native Muslims

Bhutan just reported the presence of 134 snow leopards. The national snow leopard survey 2022-2023,stated that there is a 39.5% increase from the country’s first survey in 2016, when 96 individuals were counted. Watch the next report.

40% increase in snow leopard population in Bhutan

Japan's declining birth rate seems to be a cause of concern in the latest government data for the January to June period this year. The number of babies born in Japan and in Japanese expatriates fell by 3.6 per cent as compared to last year in 2022 the number of births also fell for the seventh consecutive year. By the looks of it 2023 that's expected to follow suit.

2022: The number of births in Japan fell for the seventh consecutive year

According to a renowned demographer, China's ageing society problem would worsen over the following ten years as the country's population ages by an average of 10 million per year, placing additional demand on the state pension fund, senior care facilities, and healthcare services.

China: Ageing crisis enters a 'crucial juncture'

India is a sweet spot in an otherwise slowing world economy, but the country faces a deluge of challenges. India needs to overcome these to be the global growth engine.

Top 1% of India's population owns 40% of its wealth

The United Nations marked world population day, drawing attention to countries like India and Africa that have a growing population.

Population spurt amid climate crisis

India's first population clock, made up of 10 white numbered cards on a large green metal board, attracts curious passersby who watch it record the story of the world's most populous nation.

Indian clock tells story of most populous nation

Italian bodybuilder and actor Franco Columbu's native town of Ollolai, located in the mountainous Barbagia region of Sardinia is using his connection to Arnold Schwarzenegger to increase the population level and 'revitalise' the town.

This Italian town is using its Arnold Schwarzenegger link to give population a boost

New Zealand, a country which is known for its lush green forests and wildlife, continues to be home to more sheep than people. The report by news agency AFP, citing official figures released on Monday (May 22), said sheep outnumber people by fewer than five to one, which is the lowest level in nearly two centuries.

Did you know there are more sheep than people in New Zealand?

According to state media sources, China has chosen to establish pilot programmes to promote a friendly atmosphere for childbearing. This is the latest step the world's second-most populated country has taken to increase its declining birth rate.

China: Pilot projects for promoting cordial child-bearing culture

China’s population is now abating. The country that used to be the world's most populous, is now trying to augment its declining population. China aims to slow its demographic decline. China's Chengdu has made it permissible for unmarried mothers to register their children. China is considering implementing this move nationwide.

China considering giving single women IVF access to stem population decline

Despite the cancellation years ago of China’s harsh, Mao-era restriction on families to a single child, and even after more recent incentives urging families to have more children.

China’s shrinking population and constraints on its future power

India has now surpassed China as the world’s most populated country. What are the implications of this milestone? Vikram Chandra explains.

India’s population: Boon or bane? | The India Story

Western media reports on China's population being overtaken by India deliberately ignores China's development, using the topic to "bad mouth" it and advocate decoupling, state broadcaster CCTV said on Thursday.

China slams Western hype of its population decline

A technicality led Melbourne to dethrone Sydney as Australia’s largest city by population. For at least 100 years, Sydney held the title with aplomb. But after the officials redrew the borders the Melbourne, which is the capital of the state of Victoria, to include Melton district, Sydney was relegated to second place.

Melbourne dethrones Sydney as Australia’s largest city, thanks to a technicality  

For the first time ever, Canada's population has grown by more than one million people in a year. This was almost completely because of immigration into the country. Molly Gambhir telling you more.

Gravitas: Canada's population sees record growth

Canada's population grew by over a million for the first time ever last year, the government said. According to data from Statistics Canada, the population increased from 38.

In a first, Canada's population grows by over one million

The population of southern elephant seals, Mirounga leonina, has been on a constant decline. A research that was initiated in an effort to pinpoint the contributing factors to this decline reveals pressures of extreme polygamy may be driving southern elephant seals to early death.

Pressures of 'extreme polygamy' causing decline in southern elephant seals population, reveals study

Several Chinese provinces have reported a population decline in 2022, the first time that such a trend has been observed since 2022. Some Chinese provinces are offering incentives to newly-wed couples and families. | Molly Gambhir explains

Gravitas: Chinese provinces report historic population decline

Free rides have been a perk enjoyed nationally by those 65 and older for four decades and are credited with keeping senior citizens active. They have, however, become a thorny political issue as South Korea's population rapidly ages and subway operating costs soar.

In ageing South Korea, free subway rides for elderly become political headache

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said his government would soon put in place urgent measures to boost the country's birthrate. The country currently has the second-oldest population in the world behind Monaco, with the aging and shrinking population having major implications for the economy.

WION Fineprint: Japan's PM Kishida vows to raise birth rate

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