Will an aging, shrinking population put the brakes on economic growth?
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For the first time since 1961, deaths in China have outpaced births – and unlike that one-year decline, the downward trend is likely to continue.
The TikTok social media app has raised concerns about cybersecurity and online safety.
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School officials are becoming increasingly wary of TikTok amid concerns that the app poses a risk to student safety and privacy and makes the nation vulnerable to spies.
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China have been overestimated or deaths have been underestimated. Whatever the case, China’s massive COVID surge and expected Lunar New Year travel could raise risks for other countries.
Welcoming the Year of the Rabbit in Taiwan in 2011.
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In most parts of East Asia, the new year that begins on Jan. 22 corresponds to the rabbit. In Vietnam though it will usher in the Year of the Cat.
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Successive Japanese administrations have tried – and largely failed – to reduce urban overcrowding for 70 years.
Cathay Pacific crew members who worked on a flight from Hong Kong arrive at Vancouver International Airport. Canada now requires air travellers from China, Hong Kong and Macau to have a recent negative COVID-19 test result.
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Canada’s new COVID-19 testing requirement for travellers arriving from China is unlikely to prevent the spread of new subvariants.
Geopolitics is a significant consideration in the manufacture of computer chips.
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The incentives to bring manufacturing back to the US will affect productivity, but in ways that might be surprising.
Biden and Kishida: A relationship far from flagging.
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The meeting is the first between the leaders since Japan outlined a more assertive defense strategy in December.
A woman works in an Ethiopian textile factory.
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Manufacturing firms exposed to increased Chinese competition employed fewer female production workers than men.
Chinese workers are part of most Chinese government-funded projects in Africa.
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Countries that lean towards democracy are less likely to welcome Chinese labourers.
All the rage: bunny balaclavas from fashion chain Ambush to help Chinese youth celebrate the Year of the Rabbit.
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For China’s new youth generation, shopping has become an outpost of politics.
In 2022, Chinese researchers published more scientific papers on artificial intelligence than any other nation.
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In 2014, Chinese researchers published more papers than any other country for the first time. In 2019, China overtook the U.S. as the No. 1 publisher of the most influential papers.
Women working in rural China close to the Tibetan border.
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Men in rural China spend more time in leisure or social activities, or just hanging around and resting.
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There are a range of new flashpoints and ongoing deadly conflicts the world has largely ignored due to the focus on Ukraine.
Many of the products we buy are linked to deforestation.
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The EU have introduced a new regulation on the import of products linked to deforestation – but will this reduce deforestation globally?
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China pursued COVID zero for too long and is now paying the price. But the rest of the world doesn’t have too much to worry about.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Defence Minister Anita Anand join U.S. officials in a NORAD briefing at the North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command Headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo., in June 2022.
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NORAD is having a moment in the wake of growing tensions between the United States, China and Russia. Will it last?
More skilled workers are needed to operate high-tech tools in factories.
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US workers are not skilled enough to meet the next generation of manufacturing. But some efforts are underway to train them.
President Xi Jinping with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud in December.
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The region is well placed to satisfy China’s huge oil needs.
He Jiankui seemed unprepared for the furor set off by his bombshell announcement.
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Scientific and public uproar resulted when the Chinese scientist announced the births of the first human babies with heritable edits to their genes. A new documentary reexamines the saga.