The figures follow trends worldwide, but especially in East Asia, where Japan, South Korea and other nations have seen their birth rates plummet.

BEIJING: China's tourism ministry said on Friday (Jan 17) that it has begun preparations to resume group tours to Taiwan from Shanghai and Fujian province in the near future, with Taipei saying it welcomed the move.

China's mostly coal-powered thermal generation ticked up 1.5% in 2024, official data showed on Friday, defying expectations that coal generation was peaking, although growth slowed to the lowest in nine years excluding the years of the COVID-19 pandemic.

BEIJING: China recorded one of its slowest rates of economic growth in decades last year, data showed Friday (Jan 17), as leaders nervously eye a potential trade standoff with incoming US president Donald Trump.

By bno - Taipei Bureau Japan has formally launched an independent diplomatic mission to NATO, reflecting its growing collaboration with the alliance as tensions rise with Russia, China, and North Korea.

NATO has deepened its links with Japan and three other Indo-Pacific partners, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea, though not as part of the military alliance. View on euronews

Other than attracting talent, new law seeks to gain public support for scientific and technological initiatives. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Confronting Communist China constitutes the preeminent foreign policy challenge of the second Trump presidency. The United States is already involved in a confrontation with Beijing on several fronts,

China said Thursday that an investigation had found the European Union imposed unfair "trade and investment barriers" on Beijing, marking the latest salvo in long-running commercial tensions ...

BEIJING – The rapid spread of seasonal influenza in China in recent weeks has increased the demand for a certain antiviral medication, prompting health experts to warn against hoarding of pills or administering them to children without a doctor’s advice.