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Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday pledged to boost child allowances and paid parental leave as he warned the country faced its "last chance" to tackle a declining population. Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) arrives for a press conference at his official residence in Tokyo on March 17, 2023. Like many countries, Japan has been battling a falling birth rate for years, with just under 800,000 babies born last year, the lowest since records began. The country is the world's second oldest, after tiny Monaco, and in January Kishida warned Japan was "on the verge of whether we can continue to function as a society." "Six to seven years from now is the last chance to reverse the declining birth rate trend," he told reporters at a press conference to unveil new policy proposals. "I want to create a society where young people can marry as they wish, and everyone who wants to can have children and raise them without stress," he said. He … [Read more...] about Japan PM pledges aid in ‘last chance’ to boost birthrate

Ten people in Quang Nam Province, central Vietnam were hospitalized for Botulinum poisoning, with one of them dead after eating pickled carp. Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday night told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that the Quang Nam Northern Mountainous Region General Hospital, where the patients are in treatment, had called for the former’s support on the morning of the same day. Doctors at Cho Ray Hospital, through an online consultation, diagnosed the patients with Botulinum poisoning. Due to the urgent situation, Cho Ray Hospital decided to send three experts and an antitoxin to Quang Nam to treat the patients. They arrived in Quang Nam on Saturday afternoon and assessed the conditions of the patients. Doctors discuss treatment regimens for patients. Photo: N.H. / Tuoi Tre There are three clusters of patients. The first cluster includes three women and two men residing in Phuoc Duc Commune, Phuoc Son District, Quang Nam Province. … [Read more...] about 1 dead, 9 hospitalized after eating pickled carp in central Vietnam

Naomi Kitahara, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative in Vietnam, speaks to Vietnam News reporter Thu Trang about the milestone of Vietnam's population passing 100 million next month, and the challenges and opportunities that this will bring. Naomi Kitahara. — Photo courtesy of the UNFPA What do you think about Vietnam's population passing 100 million people next month? In comparison with other countries in the region and the world over, how will be Vietnam’s population scale? Vietnam’s population will soon reach 100 million and Vietnam will become the 15th most populous country in the world. This should be seen as an important milestone for Vietnam, and I would like to congratulate the Government of Vietnam as this demonstrates a story of triumph. Vietnam, which was once a war-torn country, has successfully taken a substantial number of people out of poverty, and achieved remarkable socio-economic growth including health, education, … [Read more...] about Population of 100 million provides many great opportunities for Vietnam: UNFPA