Rising pension burdens and social security subsidies are also straining public finances – though trends remain uneven, ...

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BANGKOK (AP) — How do you persuade a population to have more babies after generations of limiting families to just one? A decade after ending China's longtime one-child policy, the country's ...

China’s birth rate hit rock bottom, one decade after it announced the end of its one-child policy, multiple outlets reported Monday. Meanwhile, the country’s population fell for the fourth straight ...

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Is China facing a population crisis? Explore the impacts of the one-child policy, aging population, and demographic shifts on China's economy and future. MS NOW host details unexpected phone call with ...

China is rapidly getting older. Three decades ago, only 5 percent of the population was over 65; today, 123 million people, or 9 percent of the population, are over this age. A report released by a ...

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