Population

China has taken a step towards regulating the childcare industry at the national level, drafting legislation to standardise services and…

With China’s population expected to shrink over the next decade, an official publication has said an average annual economic growth…

Traders unload donkeys from a supply truck to sell them during an annual donkey fair in Ahmedabad, India. —Reuters/File Amid…

China recorded its lowest number of new marriages for four decades in 2024, in a sign that the country’s challenges…

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

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

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

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

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