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

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 ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China's population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world's second most populous nation, ...

Proposed measures include improving matchmaking and social services, expanding childcare subsidies, and promoting wider ...

China's potential output growth could fall to half its 2020s level by mid-century, with a shrinking labor force becoming a structural drag on the world's second-largest economy, warns a new report.

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 ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world’s second most populous nation, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s population ...