China

• Why experts question whether China's one-child policy was necessary in the first place - China's one-child policy, one of the harshest attempts at population control the world has seen, forced abortions on women, made sterilization widespread and led to baby daughters being sold or even killed, because parents wanted their only
• The Chinese Island Where Dreams of Real Estate Glory Never Die - Intended as China’s version of Dubai’s palm-shaped artificial island, Ocean Flower Island is a $12 billion monument to debt-fueled economic excess.
• Philippines discovers new gas deposit near disputed South China Sea - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced Monday the discovery of a new natural gas deposit near the disputed South China Sea, which could shield his country from a potential power crisis. The “significant discovery" northwest of
• China's stock market 'overheats' amid record high turnover, and regulators are getting worried - China's stock market rally is drawing closer regulatory scrutiny after trading activity surged to unprecedented levels.
• Trump’s New Greenland Threat Outrages Allies, and China’s Birthrate Plunges - Plus, chimney sweeps are making a comeback.
• China's population falls for a fourth straight year - (Corrects to show in paragraph 1 that it was a drop of 3.39 million, not 339 ​million) BEIJING, Jan 19 () - China's population fell for a ‌fourth consecutive year in 2025, dropping by 3.
• Tesla poised to be early winner as Canada opens door to Chinese-made EVs - BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Tesla is poised to be one of the first automakers to benefit from Canada's move to remove 100% tariffs on Chinese-made EVs, thanks to its early efforts to ship
• China’s Birthrate Plunges to Lowest Level Since 1949 - China’s population fell for a fourth straight year and its birthrate tumbled as policymakers failed to slow a demographic crisis.
• Real Estate Crash Weighs on China’s Economic Growth - Falling apartment prices have erased the savings of millions of Chinese households, but exports lifted the economy to 5 percent growth last year.
• Asia-Pacific markets set for lower open as investors assess Greenland developments, await key China data - China is set to release a slew of economic data today, including fourth-quarter GDP numbers.