China’s birth rate has hit a historic low – deepening fears of a major economic shock in the decades to come as the country’s massive labor force dwindles and its population of pension-drawing ...

China’s population rate declined again last year, as the country grapples with how to revive birth rates 10 years after ending its decadeslong one-child policy. China’s birth rate in 2025 stood at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BANGKOK — How do you persuade a population to have more babies after generations of limiting families to just one? A decade after ...

China’s demographic trajectory is changing fast. With lower birth rates, a rapidly aging society, and a shrinking working-age population, the ...

BEIJING (AP) — From ancient times until today, an enormous population has been a foundational way for China to project its strength. But anxiety about managing so many mouths has always loomed. “China ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

THE FUTURE has already arrived in China, claims Lawrence Lek, an artist, in his influential video-essay “Sinofuturism”. The narration unfolds against a background of cityscapes and factories, ...

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 ...