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Population Decline

Birth Rates Aging Population Fertility Rates Birth Rate Labor Market Impact on Education Rural Communities Youth Migration Migration Rural Areas

China Sets Lower 2026 Growth Goal as Early Data Top Forecasts

Signs of price stabilization point to an economy leaning on manufacturing despite a prolonged property downturn.

China Sets 2026 Growth Target at 4.5–5% as Planners Outline Path to Deliver

China Launches Five-Year Plan To Build a 'Childbirth-Friendly' Society

Aichi to Pursue Integrated Resort Centered on Chubu Centrair Airport

France Launches 16-Point Fertility Push, Sending Letters to All 29-Year-Olds

France Unveils National Infertility Plan With Letter to All 29-Year-Olds

IMF Cuts Russia’s Outlook as War Economy Stalls and Taxes Rise

France Records First Natural Population Deficit Since 1945, Prompting Policy Push

Kyodo Poll Puts Japan’s LDP on Course for Lower House Majority in Feb. 8 Vote

New Evidence Shows AI Is Reordering Work More Than Eliminating Jobs

Argentina Faces 27% Primary Enrollment Drop by 2030 as Provinces Move to Reorganize

Argentina’s Primary Enrollment to Drop 27% by 2030, Reshaping Classes and Staffing

Report Warns CPS Enrollment Decline Could Become a Crisis Without an Adaptation Plan

CPS Market Share Slips to About 71% as Enrollment Falls Again, Report Finds

China’s Birth Rate Falls to Record Low as Population Declines for Fourth Straight Year

China Reports 5% Growth for 2025, Q4 Slows to 4.5%

Panetta Urges Bigger University Investment to Lift Italy’s Wages and Productivity

China Imposes 13% VAT on Contraceptives, Expands Tax Breaks for Childcare

China Starts 13% VAT on Contraceptives as Childcare Services Get Tax Breaks

Two Years After Noto Quake, Ishikawa Remembers Victims and Faces a Slow Rebuild