Taiwan's population shrinks for 8th consecutive month: Gov't data

Taiwan's population shrank by 0.01 percent in August, continuing a slight but ongoing monthly decline for eight months, despite positive annual growth last year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) on Tuesday.

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