China Population

But changing immigration policy will likely require a change in mindset. In a recent story by The Economist, the reporter notes that Chinese “officials boast of a single Chinese bloodline dating back thousands of years”. And that taps into…

HONG KONG: China will launch pilot projects in more than 20 cities to create a "new-era" marriage and childbearing culture to foster a friendly child bearing environment, the latest move by authorities to boost the country's falling birth…

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India will be the world’s most populous country by the end of this month, eclipsing an aging China, the United Nations said Monday. The milestone raises questions about whether India can repeat the economic success that has made China…

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Last Updated: April 02, 2023, 09:38 ISTThis photo taken on June 9, 2022 shows students leaving school after their last exam of the National College Entrance Examination in Huaian, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. (AFP)The 7-day holiday…

<!-- -->It was the first shrinkage of Beijing's natural population since 2003.Beijing: The death rate in China's capital Beijing surpassed its birth rate in 2022, official data showed on Tuesday, pushing its natural population growth…

Last Updated: March 14, 2023, 16:34 ISTLife expectancy has risen from around 44 years in 1960 to 78 years as of 2021, higher than in the United States, and is projected to exceed 80 years by 2050. (Photo Credit: Reuters) China has yet to…

HONG KONG: A Chinese health official has urged local governments to take "bold" steps to lower the cost of having babies and raising children to reduce the burden on families and boost fertility, a state-backed publication reported on…

For seven decades, China’s Communist Party has ruled the world’s most populous country. As the nation’s population crests and begins to shrink, experts say, it will face challenges ranging from supporting the elderly to filling the…