See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. China hopes a series of recently introduced measures will start to ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — 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, ...

(Bloomberg) -- China’s population shrank for the third straight year in 2024, even though births rose slightly, underscoring a persistent long-term risk for the economy. The total number of people in ...

China's economy met the government's official growth target in 2025, with official figures showing real gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 5%. Exports played an outsized role in delivering this ...

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You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. China's population has been shrinking for the past two years, and the trend appears having a big ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. China is expected to lose over 50 million people in the next decade as ...

Chinese lawmakers are deliberating a draft decision on gradually raising the statutory retirement age in the country. Behind ...

China’s population continued to decline last year—though births edged up for the first time in eight years—falling for a third straight year as deaths outpaced births. China had seen birth numbers ...

Chinese workers may soon have to work just a little bit longer. In late July 2024, China’s ruling Communist Party adopted a resolution that would see the country’s statutory retirement age gradually ...