China’s birth rate has hit a historic low – deepening fears of a major economic shock in the decades to come as the country’s ...

China’s demographic trajectory is changing fast. With lower birth rates, a rapidly aging society, and a shrinking working-age population, the ...

As China's birthrate hit a record low, CNBC's China Correspondent Elaine Yu reports on the factors weighing on the shrinking ...

India’s choice to avoid coercion and respect women’s reproductive freedom not only preserves social stability but also leverages the natural benefits of an educated population ...

Last week, Beijing’s release of China’s national birth count for 2025 left demographers stunned. The national birth total plummeted by over 17% from 2024 to 2025, the PRC disclosed. That sort of ...

High up Shenzhen’s Ping An Finance Center—the world’s fifth-tallest skyscraper—is a modest one-bedroom demo apartment. It’s well-furnished, smartly designed, and wouldn’t be out of place in one of ...

China’s pension dilemma involves not only a shrinking workforce but also persistent inequality between urban residents and rural migrants.

Hao Zhou of Guotai Haitong Securities also discusses how China's aging and shrinking population could impact the country's ...

China's efforts to bolster birth rates have yet to address the core reasons for their rapid decline, according to analysts. The number of new marriage registrations also plunged by 25% year on year in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about Asia's economic, trade and policy matters. JINGXIAN, CHINA - An empty classroom in a junior high school. China has ...

For the first time in more than three decades, condoms will no longer enjoy VAT-exempt status in China as a new law seeks to boost birth rates. The legislation, approved in late December 2024, sets ...

Last week, Beijing’s release of China’s national birth count for 2025 left demographers stunned. The national birth total plummeted by over 17% from 2024 to 2025, the PRC disclosed. That sort of ...