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☆ The most auspicious year for Chinese births is almost over. For dragon babies, the competition is just getting started.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

"Dragon babies are, for the most part, intensely desired and prized by their parents. Seah said dragon babies will also have a tougher time looking for jobs after graduation. AdvertisementThe study also found that Chinese dragon babies were 2.3% less likely to gain admission to local universities in Singapore. But the latest crop of dragon babies may have it easier, with competition evening out as birth rates drop. Dragon babies might have once been subject to great pressure to exceed expectations, but Gietel-Basten says he'd be "surprised" if that same level of pressure would be applied to 2024's dragon babies as they grow older.

Persons: Jackson Koh, Koh, it'll, It's, Fatih Aktas, —, Cheng Ong, Melissa Anne Lim, Lim, Kelvin Seah, Seah, Stuart Gietel, he'd, Basten, that's, Chen Qibao, Lee Hsien Loong, Lee, Qian Wenlan, Qian Organizations: Singapore's Nanyang Technological University, Getty, Singapore's Department of Statistics, National University of Singapore, NUS, Business, Singapore —, Hong Kong University of Science, Technology, Publishing, Getty Images, National Bureau of Statistics, Singaporean Locations: Singapore, Asia, Fatih, Anadolu, China, Basten, Getty Images China, China's, Xinhua, Seoul, South Korea

Beijing/Hong Kong CNN —Married for seven years, Hansen and his wife Momo care for six little ones at their apartment in downtown Beijing. By 2030, the number of pets in urban China alone will almost double the number of young children across the country, according to its projection. The country’s pet ownership rate would be even higher if the number of dogs and cats in rural areas were included. Its birth rate also dipped to 6.39 births per 1,000 people, the lowest rate since the founding of Communist China in 1949. I think it’s just that we love dogs,” Hansen said.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN —, Hansen, Momo, ”, Beijing hasn’t, they’ve, Justin Robertson, Goldman Sachs, Mao Zedong’s, Goldman, It’s, “, Tao, CNN Tao, CNN Stuart Gietel, aren’t, Basten, “ We’re, ” Hansen, Xi Jinping Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Research, CNN, Publishing, Authorities, Communist, Hong Kong University of Science, Technology Locations: China, Beijing, Hong Kong, Australia, France, India, Japan, East China's Jiangsu, Communist China, Basten

☆ Asia's governments seem to think declining birth rates have to do just with dating and sex. That's not the full story.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementDeclining birth rates have been a huge bugbear for Asian countries like Japan and South Korea. Vanessa LeeLee, who owns two dogs and a cat, said that governments may be overestimating the effectiveness of one-off interventions in bolstering birth rates. AdvertisementShe added that a shift in societal mindsets toward work and family needs to occur for her peers to consider having children. But it also doesn't guarantee that having sex brings children and that not having sex is the only reason why people are not having children," Gietel-Basten said. Low birth rates, according to HKUST's Gietel-Basten, are a "barometer of the challenges in society" and should thus be seen as "symptoms of problems in a society."

Persons: —, Vanessa Lee, Lee, Elon Musk, Paulin Straughan, Poh Lin Tan, Tan, Jonas Hue, Vanessa Lee Lee, It's, Emily Huang, Stuart Gietel, Basten, SMU's Straughan, Straughan, HKUST's, we're Organizations: Service, Business, Internal, Ministry, Asahi Shimbun, South, Singapore Management University, Singapore's Institute of Policy, Nordic, Hong Kong University of Science, Technology Locations: Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Korea, Tokyo, Seoul, Sweden, Finland, Hong Kong, Basten

☆ Ajax appoint Van't Schip as new manager
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 30 (Reuters) - Ajax Amsterdam have appointed John van't Schip as interim head coach, a week after they parted ways with Maurice Steijn, the Eredivisie club announced on Monday. "Ajax appoints John van't Schip as interim head coach. The former Ajax player signs a contract with the club running from 30 October 2023 until 30 June 2025," the club said. "Van't Schip and Ajax have agreed to him stepping into a function in technical management from 1 July 2024." "First as head coach of the first team, for the long term we see a different technical role for him."

Persons: John van't Schip, Maurice Steijn, Marco Van Basten, John, John van Halst, Michael Valkanis, Trevor Stynes, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Ajax Amsterdam, Eredivisie, Ajax, Sunday, PSV Eindhoven, Greece, Thomson

☆ Paternity leave: In Japan, it's four weeks, but men are too afraid to take it
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Japanese men are entitled to four weeks of flexible paternity leave, on up to 80% of their salary, under a bill passed by the Japanese parliament in 2021. While it is illegal to discriminate against workers who take maternity and paternity leave in Japan, Iwahashi said workers on fixed-term contracts were particularly vulnerable. And anyway, “A little tweak on paternity leave won’t significantly change a declining birth rate,” he added. He also unveiled a plan aimed at boosting the uptake of paternity leave by encouraging firms to disclose their performance. But he saw a silver lining in encouraging paternity leave.

[1/7] Farmer Wang Zhanling sits next to his wife in their house in Quansheng village, Heilongjiang Province, China, February 8, 2023. The state-run Chinese Academy of Sciences sees the pension system running out of money by 2035. "If the pension system does not change, this is unsustainable," said Xiujian Peng, senior research fellow in the Centre of Policy Studies at Victoria University in Australia. The province has the lowest birth rate in China, with just over 100,000 births in 2021 and 460,000 deaths. Many experts, including Macquarie's chief China economist Larry Hu, suggest implementing a unified national pension system, backstopped by the more resourceful central government rather than cash-strapped local administrations.

☆ A Chinese city is offering couples almost $2,900 to have a third child and some others are giving newlyweds paid marriage leave to help boost the birth rate
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Chinese city of Hangzhou is giving $2,900 to parents welcoming a third child this year. Some other cities are giving almost 30 days of marriage leave to boost the birth rate. Meanwhile, the northeastern city of Shenyang is offering subsidies of up to $72 a month till a child is three years old. Chinese employees are typically entitled to three days of paid marriage leave. The push for babies comes after China's population started shrinking for the first time in six decades.

☆ China has to figure out how to care for 400 million people over the age of 60 by 2040 — and it's off to a rocky start
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

By 2040, it's expected to have 400 million people above the age of 60 — more people than in the entire US. "It's obvious that relying on contributions from medical insurance schemes to fund age care services is not likely to be viable in the longer term," she said. Alzheimer's is quickly rising as a concern in China, Luk said. "Is China aging rapidly? Beijing has been pressuring the private sector into building daycare centers, wards, and other age care infrastructure to shore up gaps in local government finances, Gu said.

☆ Explainer: What we know about China's medical reform protests
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Laurie Chen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

WHAT ARE THE MEDICAL INSURANCE REFORMS? Beginning Feb. 1, personal medical insurance benefits for Wuhan retirees were slashed from about 5% of the average basic pension to 2.5%, or 83 yuan ($12) per month, according to the Wuhan Healthcare Security Administration. In an essay published Thursday that did not refer to the protests, Finance Minister Liu Kun vowed to "deepen the reform of medical insurance payment methods". Following initial protests in Wuhan last week, the hashtag "Major adjustment in Wuhan medical reform" was viewed over 100 million times before being blocked. Since January, similar insurance reforms have been rolled out in provinces and regions including Jiangxi, Gansu，Shanxi, Qinghai, Sichuan and Guangxi.

David Beckham, England — World Cup (1998, 2002 and 2006)Nate: The uncontainable aura of a man who transcended the sport and captured the world’s eyes. Eusebio, Portugal — (World Cup 1966)Nate: Rising high by the crowd that carries him; adored by Benfica, adored by Portugal, adored by the whole world. Zlatan Ibrahimović , Sweden (World Cup, 2002 and 2006)Nate: An ever present mythos … seemingly reversing time whilst being a journeyman through it. Lionel Messi, Argentina — (World Cup, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018)Nate: Ladies and gentlemen … It’s Lionel Messi. Socrates, Brazil — (World Cup, 1982 and 1986)Nate: Philosopher by name … glory that belongs in the Colosseum.

☆ As world population hits 8 billion, China frets over too few babies
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Such decisions by countless people like Tang will determine the course not only of China's population but that of the world, which the United Nations says is projected to reach 8 billion on Tuesday. Tang, 39, said many of his married friends have only one child and, like him, they are not planning any more. But now the United Nations expects China's population will start shrinking from next year, when India will likely become the world’s most populous country. China's fertility rate of 1.16 in 2021 was below the 2.1 OECD standard for a stable population and among the lowest in the world. The proportion of the population over the age of 65 is now about 13% but is set to rise sharply.

☆ Cristiano Ronaldo, gata de un nou record la Euro! Cine sunt golgeterii turneului
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-11 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +4 min

Sunt printre cei mai buni atacanţi din toate timpurile, iar top 10 va demonstra cât de competitiv a fost mereu turneul final. Antoine Griezmann (Franţa) – 6 goluriAntoine Griezmann a fost golgeterul ediţiei trecute, cea din 2016, cu 6 goluri în 7 meciuri. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugalia) – 9 goluriCristiano Ronaldo poate deveni lider după această ediţie - a marcat 9 goluri, dar în 21 de partide. Torres a fost desemnat golgetrul ediţiei deoarece avea şi un assist şi avea cele mai puţine minute jucate. 2016: Antoine Griezmann (Franţa) - 6 goluri

Persons: Cristiano Ronaldo, Gary Lineker, . Nuno Gomes, Nuno Gomes, El, . Zlatan Ibrahimović, Zlatan, Thierry Henry (, Thierry Henry, . Wayne Rooney, Wayne Rooney, Patrick Kluivert, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Antoine Griezmann, . Alan Shearer, Alan Shearer, . Cristiano Ronaldo, . Michel Platini, Michel Platini, Platini, François Heutte, Viktor Ponedelnik, Valentin Ivanov, Jesús María Pereda, Ferenc, Novak, Dragan, Gerd Müller, Dieter Müller, Klaus Allofs, Marco van, Henrik Larsen, Karl, Heinz Riedle, Dennis Bergkamp, Tomas Brolin, Milan, David Villa, Fernando Torres, Alan Dzagoev, Mario Gomez, Mario Mandzukic, Mario Balotelli, Torres Organizations: Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Ajax, Barcelonei, Euro, Campionatului European, Ferenc Bene Locations: Portugalia, Suedia, Thierry Henry ( Franţa, Anglia, Angliei, Olanda, Barcelona, Franţa, francez, URSS, Iugoslavia, Milan Galic, Spania, Ungaria, Dragan Dzajic, Germania, Marco van Basten, Danemarca, Savo Milosevic, Republica Cehă, Rusia, Italia

☆ Toate recordurile de la Euro. Cifre și statistici - de la Cristiano Ronaldo la Ivica Vastic
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-11 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +5 min

Cifre și statistici - de la Cristiano Ronaldo la Ivica VasticTurneul final al EURO 2020, care va fi găzduit de 11 oraşe de pe continent, printre care şi Bucureşti, va debuta pe 11 iunie şi se va încheia pe 11 iulie. Portugalia lui Cristiano Ronaldo va încerca să fie a doua naţională care-şi păstrează coroana. A fost al treilea titlu consecutiv câştigat de Spania, după EURO 2008 şi Cupa Mondială 2010. Ronaldo îl poate depăşi pe PlatiniCristiano Ronaldo a marcat şi el nouă goluri la EURO, însă în patru ediţii. Minutul 2Cel mai rapid gol din istoria competiţiei a fost marcat după 1 minut şi 7 secunde de rusul Dmitri Kiricenko în meciul cu Grecia, în 2004.

Persons: Cristiano Ronaldo, francezului Michel Platini, belgian Le Soir, Platini, Michel Platini, Robert Lewandowski, Ronaldo, Platini Cristiano Ronaldo, Portughezul, Antoine Griezmann, Zlatan, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Gianluigi Buffon, Mario Gomez, Fernando Torres, Gabor Kiraly, Jetro, Johan Vonlanthen, Dieter Muller, Klaus Allofs, Marco van Basten, Patrick Kluivert, Sergio Conceicao, spaniolul David Villa, Dmitri Kiricenko Organizations: EURO, Cupa Mondială, Ronaldo, European, Franţa Locations: Bucureşti, Spaniei, belgian, Roma, Franţa, Roja, Federală Germania, Cehoslovacia, Portugalia, Spania, Germania, RFG, Londra, URSS, Dzagoev, Rusia, Balotelli, Italia, Poloniei, Ungaria, Belgia, Danemarca, Iugoslavia, Suedia, Bulgaria, Olanda, Serbia, spaniolul, Grecia

☆ Marco Van Basten vrea să revoluţioneze fotbalul mondial. "Dacă nu am avea această regulă, am avea puţine probleme"
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-26 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: Getty ImagesMarco Van Basten vrea să revoluţioneze fotbalul mondial. "Dacă nu am avea această regulă, am avea puţine probleme"Legenda fotbalului olandez, Marco Van Basten, a acordat un interviu prin care a sugerat eliminarea unei reguli foarte importante din fotbal. Fostul mare atacant olandez, deţinător a 3 Baloane de Aur şi legendă a fotbalului mondial, Marco Van Basten a sugerat o idee care va schimba fotbalul pe care îl ştim astăzi. Marco Van Basten a acordat un interviu pentru cei de la Sky Sports, iar fostul atacant al lui AC Milan, a propus o idee care va revoluţiona fotbalul mondial. Legenda fotbalului Olandez ar vrea ca regula off-side-ului să fie eliminată şi consideră faptul că jocul ar fi mult mai spectaculos.

Persons: Van Basten, Marco Van Basten, deţinător, Aş, Arsene Wenger Organizations: Sky Sports, AC Milan, Olandez, Fotbal, Arsenal susţine Locations: olandez

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