ANALYSIS: Before the election, Labor promised policies to lift the declining birthrate, but there is little evidence they will actually work.

Japan has been struggling to cope with a combination of anaemic economic growth and a shrinking population for over 30 years. 2025 marks the tipping point when the rising costs outstrip the country's ...

Work requirements for Medicaid recipients, hospitals checking citizenship status, food assistance cuts and other measures in ...

A new government-issued report reflects some of the most controversial views on vaccines, the nation’s food supply, ...

Falling birth rates and rising life expectancies have become ... China is roaring down a path being forged by its aging neighbors, Japan and South Korea. In 2021 South Korea had the world ...

But in those parts of the world where sexual and procreative freedom are firmly established, birth rates are falling below replacement levels. These declining birth rates have prompted the Trump ...

TOKYO -- The combined net profit of Japan's manufacturers for the year ended March 31 declined 2% from the prior year, the first decline in two years, as automakers struggled with weak sales in ...

Concerns about the economic outlook and inflation may support holding rates steady in 2025. However, suggestions that a US-Japan trade deal could revive rate hike chatter may boost Yen appetite.

“The wage increases that have become established are in danger of being rolled back,” said Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Ken Kobayashi. The United States has said it will not include ...

Raising the minimum wage and addressing economic inequality are suggested as solutions to address the root causes of retail theft. Aside from high prices, one of my biggest annoyances while ...

The Tri-Cities economy is adding an average of 300 jobs a month so far this year. That’s the seasonally adjusted total for the first quarter. In March there were 600 more jobs than March last year.

Don’t assume your high street bank will give you a good deal, you have to do your research to find the highest interest rates! "Look for a competitive interest rate, currently that’s anything above at ...