China’s birth rate hit rock bottom, one decade after it announced the end of its one-child policy, multiple outlets reported Monday. Total births in China plummeted to 5.63 per 1,000 people in 2025, ...

China has had population control policies, which are now resulting in a declining population rate. To tackle that, it has now come up with some out-of-the-box ideas. From taxing condoms to proposing a ...

For the fourth consecutive year, China’s population has declined, dropping to record low levels. After decades of strict birthrate control, Chinese authorities are experimenting with new measures to ...

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 ...

China will begin charging a 13% value-added tax on contraceptives starting Jan. 1 while exempting childcare services from the same tax, a move authorities say is part of a broader effort to boost ...

BEIJING, Dec 25 (Reuters) - The death of a former head of China's one-child policy has been met not by tributes but by castigation of the abandoned policy on social media this week. State media ...

BANGKOK -- China's population of 1.4 billion continues to shrink, marking the fourth straight year of decrease, new government statistics released Monday show. The total population in 2025 stood at ...

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 ...

China’s birth rate hit rock bottom, one decade after it announced the end of its one-child policy, multiple outlets reported Monday. Meanwhile, the country’s population fell for the fourth straight ...

BANGKOK — 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 authorities ...