China is the third largest country in the world after Russia and Canada, covering a whopping 3.7 million square miles. It also boasts the second largest population on the globe with 1.41 billion ...

Researchers have counted the number of trees in China and mapped their distribution across the country using a laser-based technique called lidar.

China has been keen to slow population growth for several years. A larger population equals more mouths to feed, more houses and jobs required and a greater demand on schools and hospitals.

Beijing’s leaders are ordering fiscally strapped local governments to spend more to help workers, consumers and businesses.

TAIPEI--China’s population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world’s second most populous nation ...

China's aging population will have a direct impact on its ability to compete with the US and other nations on the world stage, according to a report from consultancy firm Terry Group. The latest ...

China faces significant challenges in sustaining its economic growth, prominent among which is the demographic issue, particularly a declining population and population aging. What's more ...

China is planning new measures to boost its flagging birth rate and address its growing elderly population, but one analyst warns that more action may be needed to prevent a demographic collapse.

HONG KONG – China will “actively” respond to population ageing with policies for its rapidly growing elderly and its young people, including providing childcare subsidies and making ...