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An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: China’s population declined in 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics said Tuesday. The drop was the first since the early 1960s, according to Yi Fuxian, a critic of China’s one-child policy and author of…
The economy grew 3% in 2022, exceeding some forecasts, but still well below China’s official target for the yearChina’s GDP expanded at its slowest pace since the mid-1970s bar the Covid-hit 2020 year, as the world’s second-largest economy struggled un…
Shift marks the start of a long period of population decline as China wrestles with demographic time bombChina’s population fell last year for the first time since 1961, a historic turn that is expected to mark the start of a long period of population …
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Extreme engineering is becoming the norm as offshore wind continues to scale up. Sweeping the area of 12.3 standard NFL fields each rotation, with gargantuan 140-meter (459-ft) blades, the MySE 18.X-28X will be the largest wind turbine ever built. From…
Unclear what action, if any, then defence minister Peter Dutton took at the timeGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralian government officials were first warned a year and a half ago about alleged attempts to r…
After a series of relaxations of China’s zero-tolerance COVID measures at the end of 2022 (the country was practically closed for inbound travellers with most types of visas for almost three years), the Chinese government announced on 26 December 2022 that it would reopen its border to international travellers from 8 January 2023.
Companies that reaped windfalls helping the government implement strict ‘zero Covid’ controls are now struggling to pay and keep workers.
China, which narrowed the definition of COVID mortality after it dismantled its zero tolerance approach, reported 60,000 deaths during its current outbreak.
If recommendation is approved, he will be first foreign judge appointed since two British judges resigned citing concerns about freedom crackdownsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFormer Australian high court just…