The size of China’s baby population in China is expected to fluctuate but will remain at around 10 million for the foreseeable future according to He Dan, director of the China Population And ...

For decades, China has tried to rein in its population growth, allowing families to have only one child. Now, as it faces a decline, Beijing is trying to reverse what appears as an almost inevitable ...

HONG KONG/BEIJING, April 29 (Reuters) - As China tries to slow its demographic decline, women like Chen Luojin could be part of the solution. The divorced 33-year-old lives in Chengdu, capital of the ...

President Xi Jinping underscored his concerns — and more conservative social views — about China’s shrinking population in a speech calling on a key women’s organization to help bolster the nation’s ...

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An elementary school in Yimianpo is now a storage yard. The number of children in the town has dropped by half and there are ...

China's efforts to bolster the birth rate have yet to address the core reasons for their rapid decline, analysts said.

China is ramping up efforts to counter its plummeting birth rate, with measures ranging from cash incentives to controversial local campaigns urging women to have children. Last year marked the ...

BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called for greater representation for women in politics and government at a global women's summit in Beijing, a move he said would ...

A record number of Chinese college students graduated this summer, but landing their dream job may be a long shot. WSJ takes a look at why China’s youth unemployment is at all-time highs. Photo ...