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fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

Taiwan's chip capital bucks the fertility slump - for those who can afford it

"The most lucrative industry in Hsinchu isn't chips. It's kindergartens," a Taiwanese friend quipped when I mentioned my trip to the chip city, 50 miles south of Taipei. He was half-joking, but it's not far from the truth. Hsinchu, home to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and a dense network of tech firms that form the world's chip supply chains, is now the rare place in Taiwan where people are still having babies - if they can afford to.
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fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Was the German pension system built to bust? DW 09/06/2025

Germany's aging population and sustained low birthrate threaten pay-as-you-go pension sustainability as fewer workers will support a growing number of retirees.
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