An elementary school in Yimianpo is now a storage yard. The number of children in the town has dropped by half and there are ...

China's population fell for the second consecutive year as the birth rate reached a record low. The government has tried to address the issue by reversing old policies and giving incentives. But an ...

China is reportedly holding back census data because it shows the country’s population has started to decline, years ahead of even the most aggressive predictions. If so, every game changes: global ...

FILE - Workers transfer a body into a container for storage at a crematorium after a surge in deaths in Beijing on Dec. 17, 2022. China's population dropped by 2 million people in 2023 in the second ...

China just released the results of its latest census. And there could be a demographic crisis lurking in the data. The population of mainland China rose to 1.41 billion - a gain of 5.38% over the last ...

This is part of a Globe and Mail series in which Beijing correspondent Nathan VanderKlippe looks at China’s present and future challenges before his return to Canada. The robot revolution that ...

The country's population fell by 850,000 people in 2022 to 1.4118 billion, per official statistics. The drop, coupled with China's aging population, poses risks to the health of the nation's economy.

We lived with false assumptions about the glowing demographic and economic future of China for decades You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. It may ...

China’s population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world’s second most populous nation, which is now facing ...

China needs babies to fix a problem of its own creation. The country’s old one-child policy has created a future labour shortage, with not enough young workers lined up to replace the existing ...

Upon review, China has decided to uphold its one-child policy to keep its population in check, even as the country's traditional preference for sons continues to eclipse the stagnating rate of female ...

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. BEIJING (AP) — China’s population fell by 2 million people in 2023 in its second straight annual decrease, as ...