Proposed measures include improving matchmaking and social services, expanding childcare subsidies, and promoting wider ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about Asia's economic, trade and policy matters. JINGXIAN, CHINA - An empty classroom in a junior high school. China has ...

BEIJING (AP) — From ancient times until today, an enormous population has been a foundational way for China to project its strength. But anxiety about managing so many mouths has always loomed. “China ...

BANGKOK (AP) — How do you persuade a population to have more babies after generations of limiting families to just one? A decade after ending China's longtime one-child policy, the country's ...

China has unveiled an innovative strategy to integrate youth development into urban planning, housing, healthcare, education ...

China’s birth rate hit rock bottom, one decade after it announced the end of its one-child policy, multiple outlets reported Monday. Total births in China plummeted to 5.63 per 1,000 people in 2025, ...

China’s birth rate hit rock bottom, one decade after it announced the end of its one-child policy, multiple outlets reported Monday. Meanwhile, the country’s population fell for the fourth straight ...

China is rapidly getting older. Three decades ago, only 5 percent of the population was over 65; today, 123 million people, or 9 percent of the population, are over this age. A report released by a ...

China's real estate sector has grappled with a deepening downturn for years. Now a shrinking population is casting another shadow over the stagnant property market. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, ...