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China announces 5% GDP growth, population drop at press conference

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), China’s chief governmental data compiler, is holding a press conference on Friday morning. At…

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Chinese city bucks birth rate decline as cash incentives bear fruit

Generous cash incentives to encourage births are paying off in one Chinese city, where the number of newborns saw a…

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China’s childbirth conundrum sees costs keep people from getting on board for baby boom

China should focus on childbirth support and lower the cost of raising children as it grapples with demographic issues that…

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China’s birth rate unlikely to benefit from influx of Filipino helpers, analysts say

The minimum wage is 2,690 yuan a month in Shanghai, the highest in the country. “I’m also concerned about the…

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Deaths in China to reach ‘an unprecedented scale’, peak at 19 million in 2061

China is poised to face mortality on an “an unprecedented scale” in the coming decades, adding woes to its demographic…

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