China's fertility rate drops to record low 1.09 in 2022
China's fertility rate is already one of the world's lowest alongside South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore.
China launches campaign to crack down on illegal fertility treatments
Concerned about rapid ageing in China, the government's political advisers proposed in March that single and unmarried women should have access to egg-freezing and IVF treatments, among other services.
China's biggest online travel agency to pay employees to have kids
Trip.com Group says it will pay a parental cash subsidy of 10,000 yuan annually for five years for every child born to its employees worldwide.
Free education, equal rights for unmarried women among proposals to boost China's fertility
China's shrinking population is pushing authorities to roll out incentives and measures to boost numbers.
Birth rate drops to lowest in decades amid pandemic
The number of live births has also seen a decrease to its lowest level in a decade.
Singapore egg-freezing ban forces women to head overseas
Many are heading to Malaysia, Thailand and Australia for the procedure.
