S.Korea's working-age population expecte...

SEOUL, March 28 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's working-age population was expected to drop from next year, indicating a so-called demographic cliff coming closer, statistical office data showed Thursday.

S.Korea's working-age population expecte...

SEOUL, March 28 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's working-age population was expected to drop from next year, indicating a so-called demographic cliff coming closer, statistical office data showed Thursday.

Central Chinese city sees significant po...

Wuhan City, capital of central China's Hubei Province, had a permanent resident population of more than 11 million by the end of 2018, marking a significant increase of 188,100 from a year earlier,

Central Chinese city sees significant po...

WUHAN, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Wuhan City, capital of central China's Hubei Province, had a permanent resident population of more than 11 million by the end of 2018, marking a significant increase of 18

Will China get old before it gets rich?

Despite the recent slowdown, the Chinese economy remains the single largest contributor to world GDP growth. However, one of the biggest concerns is that China's aging population will slow down its g

Xi'an records 10 mln permanent residents

XI'AN, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The permanent resident population of Xi'an, capital of China's Shaanxi Province, exceeded 10 million by the end of 2018, up 387,000 from the previous year, local authoriti

Russian population declines despite effo...

MOSCOW, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Russia's population decreased by 93,500 or 0.06 percent in 2018 to 146.8 million as of Jan. 1 this year, the national statistics service Rosstat said Thursday. However, a

Chinese plateau province population quad...

The population of the plateau province of Qinghai in northwest China has exceeded 6 million, four times the number 70 years ago when the People Republic of China (PRC) was founded. By the end of 201

Chinese plateau province population quad...

XINING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The population of the plateau province of Qinghai in northwest China has exceeded 6 million, four times the number 70 years ago when the People Republic of China (PRC) wa