President Xi's plan to transform China's education landscape
In 2021, China's education sector went through some major shake-ups.
Birth rate
To deal with its population crisis, China's ushering in a “new era” of marriage and childbearing culture
China's Family Planning Association is reportedly launching pilot projects in over 20 cities to boost the birth rate.
China's economic priorities – babies and business
China has long been known as the "world's factory" because of how much stuff it makes and exports.
Why is China's population decline causing concern?
China has been struggling with a low birth rate for some time now.
The Chinese government looks to make having a baby cheaper to help boost its birth rate
With one of the lowest birth rates in the world, China’s population is aging. China’s birth rate in 2021 was 1.16, far below the international standard of 2.1 for keeping a stable population. And, it reported its lowest number of births since 1950 last year. So
Japan’s 2019 birth rate decline – lowest on record
The number of newborns in Japan is expected to be at its lowest level in 120 years, according to an announcement by Japan’s health ministry on December 24. Approximately 864,000 babies are estimated to have been born in Japan in 2019 – the first time the figure fell to