Taiwan has noticed a hole in its defense plans that is steadily getting bigger. And it’s not one easily plugged by boosting the budget or buying more weapons. The island democracy of 23.5 ...

Alarmingly shrinking fertility rates ... East and Southeast Asia with increasingly aging populations and dwindling workforces. South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and the island nation of Taiwan ...

For a country with the world’s lowest fertility rate – one that has spent ... There are nearly 80 such zones on the holiday island of Jeju alone, according to a local think tank, and more ...

Low fertility rates are challenging military recruitment in countries like South Korea, Japan, and China. According to East Asia experts, it's a "big worry" because the demographic situation won't ...

The fast-shifting demographic landscape of East Asia's top economies is a slow-moving ... and embrace labor-saving solutions. South Korea's fertility rate is the lowest in the world at 0.72 ...

When it comes to fertility rates in East Asia, women are often blamed for not getting married or having children. But the reality calls for a more nuanced perspective: "It's the society ...

Likewise, Japan was once notable for its low fertility. But today, Japan’s birthrates are the highest in East Asia — exceeding peers such as South Korea and Singapore and much poorer China.

Yet fertility rates in Sweden have not increased. Economists say it’s not clear that that means the policy has failed, given that Sweden’s rates are higher than those in East Asia.