Population growth spurs surge to Asia's cities
Channel News Asia - Singapore
Somewhere in the world -- Asia would be a good bet -- a pregnant woman is carrying a baby destined to be the planet's seven billionth human being. The historic baby is due to be born on October 31, the United Nations Population Division predicts. Bookmakers have made Asia the hot favourite for the symbolic arrival, possibly for no better reason than that the sun rises in the east, giving Asian mothers a head start,…(20 June 2011)
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22 February 2011
Crossing globalisation's last frontier
Business Times - Singapore
By contrast, labour flow has been more sedate, even if some may point to a rise in the past two decades. Since 1990 (from which year data is available from the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division of the United Nations), the world's migrant population has moved up from 155 million to 213 million - more than one-third higher. (22 February 2011)
Business Times - Singapore
By contrast, labour flow has been more sedate, even if some may point to a rise in the past two decades. Since 1990 (from which year data is available from the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division of the United Nations), the world's migrant population has moved up from 155 million to 213 million - more than one-third higher. (22 February 2011)
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