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China Offers Childcare Subsidies, Free Milk To Boost Birth Rates
China's Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia, announced a slew of childcare subsidies this month and promised to "care" for new mothers by giving them a daily cup of free milk, as local provinces strive to boost the country's flagging population.
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China To Adopt Policies For Aging Population, Boost Birth Rates
China's population fell for a third consecutive year in 2024, as marriages plummeted by one-fifth, the biggest drop on record.
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AI's Dark Data Problem In India
With its massive population and an ocean of data, India is becoming a hub for dark marketplaces of training data.
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How China's Ageing Population Could Severely Challenge Its Economy
China's ageing population threatens key Beijing policy goals for the coming decade of boosting domestic consumption and reining in ballooning debt, posing a severe challenge to the economy's long-term growth prospects.
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How China's Ageing Population Could Severely Challenge Its Economy
China's ageing population threatens key Beijing policy goals for the coming decade of boosting domestic consumption and reining in ballooning debt, posing a severe challenge to the economy's long-term growth prospects.
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Poor Today, Middle Class Tomorrow: PM's Shoutout To India's Growth Drivers
The centre's pro-poor policies of today will help create a massive middle class population in a few years, which will drive the economic growth of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the B20 Summit in Delhi today.
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"This Hurts Forever": Woman Shares Her Mother's Heartbreaking Tale Under China's One-Child Policy
A woman took to Twitter to share a heartbreaking story of her mother when she was forced to send her two-month-old daughter to her relative because of the policy.
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China Cracks Down On 'Bride Price' Custom To Boost Falling Birth Rate
A series of other recent policy changes reflect China's determination to raise the birth rate.
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China Needs Stronger Family-Centric Policies To Spur Birth Rate: Expert
China should enhance incentives for people to build families and boost the birth rate as the country's now-falling population could threaten the world's second-biggest economy, a Chinese family planning expert said.
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China Says Covid Deaths Down By 80% In New Year
A wave of virus cases has washed over the world's most populous nation since Beijing abruptly ended its zero-Covid policy last month.
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As China Population Drops, India Set To Become Most Populous In 2023
China had 1.41 billion people at the end of last year, 850,000 fewer than the end of 2021, according to data released by the National Statistics Bureau on Tuesday.
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This Is How China Is Trying To Boost Low Birth Rates As Population Shrinks
China saw its population fall by roughly 850,000 last year - its first drop in six decades that marks the start of an expected long-term decline in citizen numbers with major economic consequences.
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China's Population Shrinking For The First Time In 60 Years. Here's Why
The last time China's population declined was in 1960, as the country battled the worst famine in its modern history, caused by the disastrous Mao Zedong agricultural policy known as the Great Leap Forward.
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Supreme Court Rejects Pleas On 2-Child Norm For Controlling Population
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a batch of pleas, including one seeking steps for enforcing a two-child norm to control the rising population, saying it is for the government to look at the issue.
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India's Population Growth Appears To Be Stabilising: United Nations
As the global population reached 8 billion, the UN said India's population growth appears to be stabilising which shows that the country's national policies and health systems, including access to family planning services, are working.
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China Offers Childcare Subsidies, Free Milk To Boost Birth Rates
China's Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia, announced a slew of childcare subsidies this month and promised to "care" for new mothers by giving them a daily cup of free milk, as local provinces strive to boost the country's flagging population.
-
China To Adopt Policies For Aging Population, Boost Birth Rates
China's population fell for a third consecutive year in 2024, as marriages plummeted by one-fifth, the biggest drop on record.
-
AI's Dark Data Problem In India
With its massive population and an ocean of data, India is becoming a hub for dark marketplaces of training data.
-
How China's Ageing Population Could Severely Challenge Its Economy
China's ageing population threatens key Beijing policy goals for the coming decade of boosting domestic consumption and reining in ballooning debt, posing a severe challenge to the economy's long-term growth prospects.
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How China's Ageing Population Could Severely Challenge Its Economy
China's ageing population threatens key Beijing policy goals for the coming decade of boosting domestic consumption and reining in ballooning debt, posing a severe challenge to the economy's long-term growth prospects.
-
Poor Today, Middle Class Tomorrow: PM's Shoutout To India's Growth Drivers
The centre's pro-poor policies of today will help create a massive middle class population in a few years, which will drive the economic growth of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the B20 Summit in Delhi today.
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"This Hurts Forever": Woman Shares Her Mother's Heartbreaking Tale Under China's One-Child Policy
A woman took to Twitter to share a heartbreaking story of her mother when she was forced to send her two-month-old daughter to her relative because of the policy.
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China Cracks Down On 'Bride Price' Custom To Boost Falling Birth Rate
A series of other recent policy changes reflect China's determination to raise the birth rate.
-
China Needs Stronger Family-Centric Policies To Spur Birth Rate: Expert
China should enhance incentives for people to build families and boost the birth rate as the country's now-falling population could threaten the world's second-biggest economy, a Chinese family planning expert said.
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China Says Covid Deaths Down By 80% In New Year
A wave of virus cases has washed over the world's most populous nation since Beijing abruptly ended its zero-Covid policy last month.
-
As China Population Drops, India Set To Become Most Populous In 2023
China had 1.41 billion people at the end of last year, 850,000 fewer than the end of 2021, according to data released by the National Statistics Bureau on Tuesday.
-
This Is How China Is Trying To Boost Low Birth Rates As Population Shrinks
China saw its population fall by roughly 850,000 last year - its first drop in six decades that marks the start of an expected long-term decline in citizen numbers with major economic consequences.
-
China's Population Shrinking For The First Time In 60 Years. Here's Why
The last time China's population declined was in 1960, as the country battled the worst famine in its modern history, caused by the disastrous Mao Zedong agricultural policy known as the Great Leap Forward.
-
Supreme Court Rejects Pleas On 2-Child Norm For Controlling Population
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a batch of pleas, including one seeking steps for enforcing a two-child norm to control the rising population, saying it is for the government to look at the issue.
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India's Population Growth Appears To Be Stabilising: United Nations
As the global population reached 8 billion, the UN said India's population growth appears to be stabilising which shows that the country's national policies and health systems, including access to family planning services, are working.
