The ninth Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, which ended on 6 September, demonstrated both continuity and change in China’s partnerships with Africa. Less grandiose than the 2018 ...

HONG KONG — China said Friday it would raise its retirement age for the first time in decades, as the world’s second-largest economy struggles with falling birth rates and an aging workforce.

Another bill that raised discrimination concerns would limit the sale of agricultural land to foreign nationals from Russia, China, North Korea and Iran. Supporters said it would improve oversight ...

USTR maintains tariffs of 100% on Chinese EVs, 50% on chips, 25% on batteries, steel USTR doubles duties on Chinese face masks, surgical gloves, syringes China tariff exclusions added on five ...

In an interview with a local television station, Lai Ching-te said, with respect to China’s revanchist pretensions to control his country, “If it is for the sake of territorial integrity ...

China will begin raising the retirement age for the first time in more than 70 years as the 1.4bn-strong country faces a shrinking and ageing population. China's legislature, known as the Standing ...

A six-point peace plan jointly proposed by China and Brazil sparked a furious outburst from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky this week, who described it as "destructive." China and Brazil first ...

While the U.S. was forced to downsize and pull its troops out of Niger this year, China is increasing its military cooperation on the continent, recently announcing a plan to spend $140 million to ...

Beijing (AFP) – China said Friday it would gradually raise its statutory retirement age, as the country grapples with a looming demographic crisis and an ageing population. Hundreds of millions ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. China will raise its retirement age next year for workers in an effort to address its shrinking population ...

BEIJING: Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun said on Friday (Sep 13) that "negotiation" was the only solution to conflicts such as the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, as he addressed a global gathering ...

For decades, Chinese workers have wrapped up their working lives at relatively young ages: 60 for men and as early as 50 for women. But all that is about to change as the Chinese government passed ...