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 ...

This has resulted in a skewed male–female ratio and a significant shortage ... As evidenced by the decline in population, China’s effort to preemptively correct its self-imposed impending ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

[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 ...