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China's population shrinks for first time since 1960

BEIJING: China's population shrank last year for the first time in more than six decades, official data showed Tuesday, as the world's most populous nation faces a looming demographic crisis.

Bangkok Post

China’s population starts shrinking, first drop since 1960s

China’s population started shrinking in 2022 for the first time in six decades, a milestone for the world’s second-largest economy, which is facing an increasingly serious demographic crisis.

Tribune News Service

China’s economy slows sharply with GDP growth among worst on record

The economy grew 3% in 2022, exceeding some forecasts, but still well below China’s official target for the year

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China’s deadly coronavirus wave

China’s relaxing of its rules has coincided with a massive wave of infections just as the country prepares to celebrate the lunar new year

The Guardian - UK

China’s economy grows 3%, among worst performances on record

Official figures reflect toll of Beijing’s since-abandoned ‘zero COVID’ pandemic strategy.

Al Jazeera

China announces first population decline in recent years

China has announced its first overall population decline in recent years amid an aging society and plunging birthrate

The Independent UK

China’s economy grew 3% last year, not even half 2021's rate

China’s economic growth fell to 3% last year under pressure from antivirus controls and a real estate slump but is gradually reviving after restrictions that kept millions of people at home were lifted

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China's first population drop in six decades sounds alarm on demographic crisis

China's population fell last year for the first time in six decades, a historic turn that is expected to mark the start of a long period of decline in its citizen numbers with profound implications for its economy and the world.

Reuters

Special One-Off Ferrari Roma Celebrates Brand's 30th Year In China

The Tailor Made Roma was inspired by traditional Chinese aesthetics and craftsmanship.

Motor1

ASX slips, China's population shrinks as its COVID-hit economy grows at 'implausible' rate

The Australian share market has finished trading with small losses, while China releases one of its weakest GDP results on record and confirms its population has shrunk by 850,000 people in one year.

ABC News

US-China tech war likely to intensify

Thai entrepreneurs are being urged to closely monitor the US-China technology war as it is expected to intensify this year, warns the Commerce Ministry's planning unit.

Bangkok Post

Yellen sets surprise meeting with China’s vice premier in Switzerland

WASHINGTON — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will hold her first face-to-face meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He on Wednesday in Zurich, making a detour on her way to talks in Africa.

Tribune News Service

Chinese Authorities Seize Fake Paxlovid Anti-Covid Pills

Amid pandemic surge and short supply, counterfeit pills flood booming black market for Pfizer treatment and generics from India

Caixin Global

Where does Australia's relationship with PNG go next? Less talk about China, more about our neighbour's own merits

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s visit to Papua New Guinea last week put the media spotlight on one of Australia’s most important international relationships.

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Australian wine growers warn hefty tariffs imposed by China on reds, whites put industry at risk of oversupply as picking season approaches

Wine grape growers say hard decisions need to be made before picking starts next month — with several other industries also hit hard.

Tribune News Service

China’s hospital COVID death data just a 10th of total toll, experts say

The nearly 60,000 COVID-related deaths China reported for the first five weeks of its current outbreak, the largest the world has ever seen, may underestimate the true toll by hundreds of thousands of fatalities, experts said.

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What Japan’s foreign policy shifts mean for NZ

Tokyo’s dramatic and hawkish turn towards defence in the face of China's growing influence is likely to have ramifications for New Zealand. Geoffrey Miller explains.

Tribune News Service

Japan, India hold first joint air drill as China concerns grow

Japan and India held their first joint air drills in an area outside of Tokyo as both countries step up military exercises with other countries amid worries about China’s assertiveness.

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Japan, India launch joint fighter jet drill to strengthen anti-China alliance

Japan and India began their first joint fighter jet exercise on Monday near Tokyo as the countries upgrade defence and security ties with an eye on China's increasing military might.

Daily Mirror

Massive explosion at China chemical plant kills five with more than 30 injured in disaster

Five were killed and eight remain missing after an enormous fire broke out at a chemical plant on the outskirts of the city of Panjin in north-eastern China, east of the capital of Beijing

Caixin Global

Guangdong Racks Up $22 Billion Bill Funding ‘Zero Covid’

Local governments’ coffers bore the brunt of the spending, which included mass testing and vaccination campaigns

The Guardian - UK

People in China: tell us how you have been affected by Covid

We would like to speak to people in China amid the country’s Covid outbreak

Caixin Global

Editorial: Pandemic Reveals Just How Important Medical Reform Is for China

Coordinated development and regulation of health insurance, medical services and pharmaceuticals should be the tent poles of revamping the health care system

Evening Standard

China’s re-opening after Covid could be very bad news for global inflation

I spent last week in Hong Kong and Singapore, singing for my supper. It was just ahead of Chinese New Year — the Year of the Rabbit begins on January 22 — and, in the past, both cities would have been heaving. On this occasion, however, only Singapore was. Hong…

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Kishida secures cooperation from five G7 leaders

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has secured cooperation from the leaders of the five Group of Seven countries he visited this month on policies toward Russia and China, in preparation for the G7 summit Japan will host in Hiroshima in May.

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