China's population

Cleaner at Datong medical facility accused of arranging sales of newborns, and whistle-blower says doctor also helped sell infant.

Fears expressed that heavier burdens stemming from a focus on finding a job and making money could add to China’s demographic crisis.

Annual national rural work conference sets out priorities for rural planning and construction as urbanisation gathers pace.

Professor Wang Xianju was speaking to Kazakhstan’s Erlan Qarin, who said women in his country had free will regarding fertility.

World’s second-largest economy is facing unique demographic challenges unlike those seen anywhere in the world, Communist Party publication warns.

Employers in China asked to create jobs suitable for older workers, with close to 300 million people aged over 60.

Rising infection rates attributed to loneliness, a lack of understanding about safe sex and reluctance to discuss it with doctors.

Report finds frontline workers overwhelmed leaving ‘little time or energy for systematic learning or professional development’.

The health authority shows its support for novel drugs, while driving tough bargains with pharmaceutical firms on prices.

China’s marriage and fertility rates remain on a downward trajectory, fueling a demographic crisis that threatens the nation’s economic and social stability. In this six-part series, we examine the far-reaching consequences of a shrinking and ageing population, from the rise of a “companionship economy” to the challenges faced by the “one-child generation” and the economic risks associated with losing the demographic dividend.

China’s sparsely populated border with Central Asia, which is losing residents quickly, was named by a researcher as an area not to ignore.

Hainan says labour pain relief will be covered by public health insurance, part of broader plan to boost birth rates.

China’s graduate entrance examination is not seen as the golden ticket to employment that it once was.

Researcher questions where the money will come from, as well as the sustainability of subsidies amid China’s falling birth rate.

Latest comments show how China’s leadership aims to ‘leverage technology’ and embrace modern advancements to fuel urbanisation drive and boost economy.

As Chinese society becomes more atomised, consumers devoid of human interaction are increasingly opening their wallets to stave off loneliness.

First-time marriages in China increased for the first time in nearly a decade last year, but demographers suggest the rebound is unlikely to last.

US historian Jay Winter explains how the nature of war shifted after WWI and WWII, and the impact it has on the world today.

Marriage registrations in China could fall to as low as 6.01 million this year, prompting cash incentives from some local governments.

Government slogans like ‘I enjoy making breakfast’, ‘Having three children is the coolest’ have drawn criticism.

In deleted post NHC listed physical changes and said pregnant women and their families should focus more on the positive values of birth.

Subsidies and tax cuts are set to be rolled out as part of efforts to build a ‘birth-friendly society’ amid China’s looming demographic crisis.

The national grass-roots campaign to gauge sentiment and create pregnancy incentives is running into lingering resentment and worry, officials say.

City governments have adopted a ‘hukou for home’ strategy as the competition for talent intensifies.

Last year saw the number of kindergartens fall by over 5 per cent while the number of children enrolling dropped by more than 11 per cent.

Most can’t afford to live in a nursing home, according to five-yearly poll, as committee on ageing calls for better services and coordinated policies.

Aged care is a promising service area as the birth rate falls and society greys, but entrepreneurs face a series of hurdles.