#demographic

Collection of demographic news, found 804 news.

news focus: Indonesia to be middle power or fence sitter?

Indonesia enjoyed the relatively high economic growth rate of 6.5 percent in 2010 and is now the leader of regional ...

New Friendster Site Gaining Momentum

-         Friendster, the pioneer social networking site that was just relaunched as ...

Indonesia`s poor spend 70 pct of income on cigarettes

Poor people in Indonesia are trapped by addiction to tobacco and up to 70 percent of their earnings goes into buying ...

Number of smokers skyrocketing in Indonesia

The number of smokers in Indonesia has been skyrocketing in the past 16 years from 34.7 million in 1995 to be 65 ...

Young women, adolescent girls face high risk of HIV infection

A new report titled, " Opportunity in Crisis: Preventing HIV" from early adolescence to young adulthood, indicates ...

Demand for Female Directors on Asia Pacific Boards Remains High, but Representation is Still Low

-- Females continue to be under-represented in boards of Asia Pacific companies- Demographic characteristics of female ...

Bahrain protesters rally for third day

Protesters in Bahrain, emboldened by revolts that have toppled Arab rulers in Tunisia and Egypt, poured into the ...

Two killed as more Bahrain protests called

Two Shiite protesters died on Tuesday after clashes with Bahraini police, officials and witnesses said, sparking calls ...

President : RI offering many opportunities to entrepreneurs

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Indonesia was offering plenty of opportunities to entrepreneurs and would-be ...