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China’s population will continue to shrink

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CHINA

Policies in the 1980s to restrict the birth rate gave China a demographic dividend, with an enlarged working population driving GDP growth, but that has been exhausted. The…

China’s demographic challenge may be manageable

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CHINA

The decline in the workforce as a share of the population will take a toll on economic output and put pressure on government finances.

Brazil's local vaccine production aims for autonomy

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BRAZIL

Priority groups -- including health professionals, indigenous people, the elderly and those with co-morbidities, teachers, security and prison staff, prisoners and the homeless -…

Key document reveals China's 2022 policy priorities

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CHINA

The meeting itself is mostly theatre, but the government's 'Work Report' presented there offers insight into an opaque policy system. With China largely closed to the world, this…

China doubles down on zero-COVID

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CHINA

The lockdown of Shanghai this spring was China’s most severe since the first in Wuhan in 2020. The nature of China's political system makes public course-corrections difficult…

Inflation could rise again in Russia in 2023

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RUSSIA

Inflation has subsided owing to base effects. War, sanctions, geopolitical isolation and economic restructuring have already undermined population living standards, with poorer…

China will ease 'zero-COVID' only with great caution

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CHINA

Lockdowns and other strict policies are keeping domestic COVID-19 case numbers low, but have repercussions for people, states and businesses around the globe, restricting the flow…

Chinese public will be wary of living with COVID-19

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CHINA

This comes after weeks of protests against enforcement of the policies and worsening economic data. The government did not prepare the public for the sudden policy transition…

Raising household consumption is crucial for China

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CHINA

In human terms, these indicators represent lost income, financial insecurity and a fall in present and expected future living standards. The wave of protests last month…

New South Korean president's 'honeymoon' will be brief

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SOUTH KOREA

Yoon won the March 9 presidential election by a tiny margin and was sworn in on May 10. He is a career prosecutor who has never held political office before. His skills and vision…