Last year saw a slight rise in births after a lull due to the pandemic and because 2024 was the Chinese zodiac year of the ...

For Chinese authorities, boosting interest in marriage and baby-making is a pressing concern. China has the second-biggest ...

The 20.5 percent drop coincided with the third consecutive year of overall population decline in China, which in 2023 was ...

Marriages in China dropped by a fifth last year despite manifold efforts by authorities to encourage young couples to wed and have children to boost the country's declining population.

Forbes ranks the United States as the most powerful country in 2025, followed by China and Russia. India's position at 12th ...

The country last year saw a one-fifth decline in marriages, the latest sign of persistent demographic challenges as Beijing works to encourage births despite an uncertain economic outlook for young ...

Last year saw a slight rise in births after a lull due to the pandemic and because 2024 was the Chinese zodiac year of the ...

Lunar New Year, arguably China’s biggest annual holiday, can be seen as a barometer for the country’s economy. As more than a billion people travel, shop, eat and give gifts to family and ...

The very long row of battle dress-clad Hamas’ Qassam Brigades troopers gathered in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza,in a drill preparing for ...