China: Population decline for second straight year deepens demographic challenge amid stumbling economy

Jan 17, 2024

China's population shrank for the second year in a row, marking a deepening of a demographic challenge that is set to have significant implications...

China's falling birthrate, rapid ageing pose growing economic risks

Apr 19, 2026

China is experiencing a rapid demographic shift marked by an ageing population and declining fertility, with the demographic advantage that supported decades of economic...

China issues white paper on Xinjiang's demographic development

Sep 27, 2021

Beijing [China], September 27 : China has issued a white paper detailing the demographic development in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

China: CCP plays matchmaker to stave off demographic crisis

Mar 24, 2022

Beijing [China], March 24 : Countless Chinese couples registered their marriages on February 22nd, 2022, as the date comprises many twos, and is regarded...

Nobel laureate Esther Duflo warns China on massive gender imbalance

Mar 11, 2022

Beijing [China], March 11 : Warning China that its massive gender imbalance will become a "fundamental demographic problem", Nobel laureate Esther Duflo urged Chinese...

India's biggest long-term challenge is creating productive jobs, harnessing demographic dividend: BofA's Rahul Bajoria

Jul 01, 2026

India's biggest long-term structural challenge is creating productive jobs and ensuring the country fully capitalises on its demographic dividend, according to Rahul Bajoria, Managing...