China population
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Push for ‘new productive forces’ set to feature at China’s upcoming ‘two sessions’. What is it all about?
As the challenges stack up, the two sessions could provide indications of potential government action to come. “Many are looking…
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China regions rethink support for workers with older parents as population ages
In Beijing, local authorities gave similar positive responses on Jan 30 to residents calling for the nursing leave to be…
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Focus on people not numbers, China told, as it faces unavoidable birth decline
“Greater attention should be paid to data changes related to improving the quality of child-rearing, including but not limited to…
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China kicks off nationwide population survey amid declining birth rate
HONG KONG: China will begin polling 1.4 million people on Wednesday (Nov 1) in a survey on population changes, as…
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Commentary: Is China finally getting serious about hukou reform?
OBSTACLES TO REFORM Local obstacles range from the relatively trite to more fundamental issues with China’s political economy. In China,…
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Commentary: ‘I almost lost my will to live’ – preference for sons leaves women in China exploited and abused
Popular Chinese television series in recent years – Ode To Joy (2016), All Is Well (2019) and I Will Find…
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China’s fertility rate drops to record low 1.09 in 2022: State media
President Xi Jinping in May presided over a meeting to study the topic. China has said it will focus on…
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Commentary: China needs immigrants to escape a ‘low fertility trap’
But changing immigration policy will likely require a change in mindset. In a recent story by The Economist, the reporter…
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Marriages in China slump to historic low
BEIJING: Marriages in China dropped in 2022 to their lowest since records began, local news outlet Yicai reported on Sunday…
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China aims for better-skilled population, to improve childcare
HONG KONG: China needs to focus on education, science and technology to develop a better-skilled population, the state-backed People’s Daily…
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