Demographics are key to economic growth, with talent being the most important incentive for attracting capital and jobs.

China has unveiled a nationwide blueprint to integrate youth development into urban planning, aiming to make cities more supportive for young people, children, and families. The plan, issued by 15 ...

In this video, we break down the current state of Russia’s military power and whether it is truly in decline. We examine the key factors shaping its future - from slowing economic growth and shrinking ...

Domestically, Putin lacks legitimacy – and he knows it. Elections have never been free and fair; true opponents are dead, jailed or exiled, from Alexei Navalny to Boris Berezovs ...

China will raise its retirement age next year for workers in an effort to address its shrinking population and aging work ...

Protests in Fujisawa over a planned mosque have resulted in a debate on Japan’s identity and immigration. With the Muslim ...

It indicates that while global imbalances are widening, it's doubtful that China is "causing" the problem.

But it has proved in the past decade that it can be an innovation powerhouse. China is now far ahead of the United States in manufacturing and deploying advanced technologies such as electric vehicles ...

The Iran war is just the latest setback in the past several years to low-income and lower-middle-income countries.

Government-shaking protests in Bangladesh, Iran, Nepal and Sri Lanka – to name a few – have all in recent years been linked to what demographers call a “youth bulge.” Meanwhile, the economic slowdown ...

Without a shift to vocational training and stronger manufacturing to absorb workers, the college degree will remain a pricey ...