Jan 17, 2023
China’s population falls for the first time in 60 years
A nurse takes care of a newborn baby at a hospital in Fuyang, in China's eastern Anhui province on January 17, 2023. - China OUT (Photo by AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
From the BBC World Service: Chinese officials say the country has entered an "era of negative population growth". We examine what a decreasing workforce and a growing elderly population means for China's economic future. Meanwhile India is guzzling Russian oil at a record rate. Plus, we ask why is the cost of a box of eggs soaring around the world?
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