(MENAFN- Asia Times) Within a single week in early March 2026, Beijing unveiled a sweeping five-year plan to build a“childbirth-friendly society,” committing 180 billion yuan (US$25.8 billion) to free ...

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Buried near the bottom of table A-9 of the government's employment situation summary are the numbers for full- and part-time workers, with 35-or-more hours as the arbitrary divide between the two ...

The most useful AI job chart right now is not the one that predicts mass layoffs. It is the one that shows how uneven the transition still is. Anthropic’s latest labor-market research tries to measure ...

Local governments in Taiwan and South Korea reported success in sparking a birthrate revival.

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The successful but controversial live-action remake of Disney's animated movie is surprisingly back on the charts seven years ...

I share this week's roundup of key charts that reflect the state of the US economy and where it's going. And I share what I'm investing in now. Read the full analysis here.

Immigration crackdowns may be slowing U.S. population growth and reshaping the economy, says Luke Pardue, policy director at the Aspen Institute Economic Strategy Group. The Trump administration's ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island’s population is growing, but not from the nursery. The state’s total number of residents rose 1.6% to just over 1.1 million during the past five years. Deaths ...