HONG KONG — China’s ruling Communist Party is facing a national emergency. To fix it, the party wants more women to have more babies. It has offered them sweeteners, like cheaper housing, tax benefits ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Jessica Mendoza: In 2014, a Chinese woman named Jang was pregnant with her second ...

January 1, 2026, marks ten years since China formally scrapped its notorious one-child policy, a sweeping social experiment that shaped family life for more than three decades. The decision to end it ...

China has one of the lowest fertility rates in the world. Meanwhile its population is getting older and its workforce is shrinking. By one estimate, China’s state pension will run out by 2035. This ...

China is rolling out a slew of measures to promote marriages and boost birth rates. In 2022, China's population started shrinking for the first time in six decades. The trend has spurred renewed ...

China's efforts to bolster birth rates have yet to address the core reasons for their rapid decline, according to analysts. The number of new marriage registrations also plunged by 25% year on year in ...

(Bloomberg) -- China’s population shrank for the third straight year in 2024, even though births rose slightly, underscoring a persistent long-term risk for the economy. The total number of people in ...