China’s urban population surpassed 943m in 2024, say official statistics, an increase of 100m in just seven years. The ...

China introduced a 13% tax on contraceptives while exempting childcare services as the global superpower battles sustained ...

Contraceptives are now subject to a 13 percent value-added tax, while services related to childcare and marriage are exempt.

For one thing, demographic decline will put increasing pressure on the country’s military. Today, with more than 2 million ...

India now boasts the world's largest wild tiger population, estimated at 3,682 individuals, significantly surpassing Russia ...

According to Chinese news sources, the country's population has shrunk for three straight years, with the United Nations ...

Archive footage shows birth control education during the one-child policy era, as Beijing now rolls out tax changes aimed at ...

China has reinstated a 13% tax on condoms and contraceptives from January 1, 2026, ending a three-decade-long exemption. The ...

China has removed tax exemptions on condoms and contraceptive pills, making them more expensive as part of a broader push to ...

China has begun charging value-added tax on contraceptive drugs and devices, ending a three-decade-old exemption as authorities intensify efforts to reverse a sustained decline in births. From January ...

Twenty-five-year-old Grace and her husband are set on staying child-free, resisting pressure from their parents and society ...

Proposed legislation seeks to lower child-rearing costs and standardise services, especially for children under three, to ease the burden on parents.