Jason Lu’s parents never went to university. So when the 25-year-old was accepted into a masters program studying translation in Shanghai, they were “very proud,” he says, hoping that his ...

Will an aging, shrinking population put the brakes on economic growth? CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images. Throughout much of recorded human history, China has boasted the largest population in ...

Contraceptives are now subject to a 13 percent value-added tax, while services related to childcare and marriage are exempt.

HONG KONG — Every Wednesday, retiree Zhang Zhili travels an hour by bus to an education center, drawn by the pulsing rhythms of the African drum she plays there in a classroom filled with fellow ...

In a week’s time, China is expected to report that its population fell for a second-consecutive year as post-lockdown Covid deaths spiked and low birth rates continued. The data are expected to show ...

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JPMorgan strategists warned that China could turn into the Japan of the 1990s unless it addresses specific economic challenges. China has a rapidly aging population and a difficult macro environment, ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) -China will "actively" respond to population aging with policies for its rapidly growing elderly and its young people, including providing childcare subsidies and making preschool ...

China will gradually raise the statutory retirement age for the first time since 1978 as the country's workforce shrinks, despite public opposition amid concerns over worsening youth unemployment. The ...

China plans to roll out a network of tourist trains equipped with medical and elder-care facilities as part of its efforts to create a “silver economy” and unlock the spending power of its aging ...

HONG KONG — Every Wednesday, retiree Zhang Zhili travels an hour by bus to an education center, drawn by the pulsing rhythms of the African drum she plays there in a classroom filled with fellow ...