China recorded its lowest number of new marriages for four decades in 2024, in a sign that the country’s challenges with a declining birth rate and shrinking population are likely to deepen this ...

China’s population stood at 1.408 billion at the ... The government sought to stamp out selective abortion of female children, but with abortions legal and readily available, those operating ...

China's historical one-child policy, aimed at curbing population growth, had an unintended economic impact: it significantly increased female entrepreneurship, according to a new University of ...

China's population stood at 1.408 billion at the ... The government sought to stamp out selective abortion of female children, but with abortions legal and readily available, those operating ...

Female infanticide is more common than male infanticide, and in some countries, particularly India and China, is likely to have serious consequences on the balance of the sexes in the population.

The biggest increase affects female blue-collar workers ... Last year, 21.1 per cent of China’s population was aged 60 or above. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, that number ...

HONG KONG – China will “actively” respond to population ageing with policies for its rapidly growing elderly and its young people, including providing childcare subsidies and making ...

HONG KONG, March 5 (Reuters) - China will "actively" respond to population aging with policies for its rapidly growing elderly and its young people, including providing childcare subsidies and ...

[Photo/Xinhua] China is witnessing a steady surge in female entrepreneurship, with women playing a pivotal role in fueling the country's high-quality development. By the end of 2024, private ...