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- James Liang, the chairman of Chinese travel services provider Ctrip, believes policies that govern size and demographic make-up could be determining factors
- China undoubtedly comes out on top in terms of population size as they look to develop world-beating artificial intelligence (AI) technologies
Beijing’s move comes as projections show that the fund is slowly running dry amid an increasingly ageing population and shrinking workforce.
Beijing’s move comes as projections show that the fund is slowly running dry amid an increasingly ageing population and shrinking workforce.
More than one-third of the 71 shrinking cities still building new industrial zones or residential districts are located in China’s northeast.
More than one-third of the 71 shrinking cities still building new industrial zones or residential districts are located in China’s northeast.
The study tracked the intensity of night lights in more than 3,300 cities and towns between 2013 and 2016, but urban planners are still being told to keep building.
The study tracked the intensity of night lights in more than 3,300 cities and towns between 2013 and 2016, but urban planners are still being told to keep building.
China’s birth rate has fallen to its lowest level since the Great Famine of 1961, when millions of people starved to death and reproduction consequently plummeted.
China’s birth rate has fallen to its lowest level since the Great Famine of 1961, when millions of people starved to death and reproduction consequently plummeted.
Insecure cache discovered by Dutch internet expert Victor Gevers, who earlier identified surveillance database tracking 2.5 million residents in Xinjiang.
Insecure cache discovered by Dutch internet expert Victor Gevers, who earlier identified surveillance database tracking 2.5 million residents in Xinjiang.
China has abandoned its one-child policy but the worries are not over for unmarried women and parents struggling to afford childcare.
China has abandoned its one-child policy but the worries are not over for unmarried women and parents struggling to afford childcare.
Government policy alone cannot reverse the trend of a declining fertility rate, while a demographic dividend has its limits. Beijing should focus on raising the quality of its workforce to minimise the economic impact.
Government policy alone cannot reverse the trend of a declining fertility rate, while a demographic dividend has its limits. Beijing should focus on raising the quality of its workforce to minimise the economic impact.
Births in 2018 will drop below 15 million, according to report.
Births in 2018 will drop below 15 million, according to report.
Largely driven by poverty, tens of thousands of young Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laos and Myanmar women marry Chinese men each year
Largely driven by poverty, tens of thousands of young Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laos and Myanmar women marry Chinese men each year
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