20181113 AsiaInsight Illust

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Asia braces for baby bust as singles wait to wed

Japan is not alone in facing low fertility and higher welfare costs

TOKYO/HONG KONG/SINGAPORE -- For Eva Zeng, a 33-year-old public communications specialist at a property company in Beijing, marriage is not a must.

A successful career, an apartment in a top-tier city, a car -- Zeng already has most of the things that typically make a man marriage material in China. Although she has not found a husband, she is happy with her life.

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