Chinas lower birth rate more disastrous than fall in urban numbers

The World Bank has revised its growth forecast for China in 2024 to 4.4%, down from the 4.8% it predicted in April, due to a series of weak economic...

The reform and opening up started under Deng Xiaoping was about both economic and spiritual liberalisation, but policy regression could derail those efforts.

Chinas brightest minds, including tech professionals, are emigrating, but many are not heading to America. We spoke to them to ask why. They went to the best...

With greater uncertainty in international trade and a host of issues leaving global food security in doubt, Beijing is investing even more time and resources...

South Asia is projected to grow by 5.8% in the financial year of 2023, a pace slower than its pre-pandemic rate and insufficient to meet its development...

NEW DELHI (AP) South Asia is expected to grow by 5.8% this year, making it the fastest-growing region in the world even as the pace remains below...

Key Points The World Bank now expects developing East Asia and Pacific to grow 5% this year, versus 5.1% previously. For 2024, the organization now expects...

While Southeast Asian tourism is feeling the lack of Chinese travellers, Chinas domestic tourist market is a glowing picture of Chinese consumption. Fewer...

The city faces billions in financial pressures in the coming years that threaten to worsen inequality across the nations largest school system. Just a year...

The number of babies born in Canada dropped to a 17-year-low last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic and a declining fertility rate, data shows. A Statistics...

An aerial view shows the Ortigas business district in Pasig City, Philippines, June 10, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Adrian Portugal MANILA -The...

(RTTNews) - Asian stocks fell sharply to reach their lowest this year on Tuesday after comments from some Federal Reserve officials suggested that the U.S....

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The World Bank has revised its growth estimates for the East Asia and Pacific region, lowering the 2023 forecast to 5% from the previously projected 5.1%,...

Career pressures and high costs are causing many women to delay or opt out of childbearing, according to survey in Hunan province.

Amid shifts in geopolitics, supply chains and global trade, companies have been scared into rethinking how they operate and invest. Government officials who...

Robert Jenrick has called for British families to have more children to help fund and look after an ageing population, after criticising Boris Johnsons...

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By Nick Marsh Asia business correspondent There is a saying that when the United States sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold. But what happens when...

Many Americans fear that Social Security is running out of money for good. However, while Social Security is underfunded, its not going away anytime soon....