Policies cannot relieve demographic pressure on Japan

The government has launched an initiative to create a 'children-centred' society in a bid to avert demographic disaster

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French reforms could fuel support for radical parties

Macron is close to realising his pension reform ambitions following approval by the Constitutional Council

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China officially put an end to absolute poverty in 2021, but disasters can reverse progress

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Month-on-month inflation reached its highest level to date under the current government

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As the ‘normalisation’ agenda advances slowly, there is little immediate hope for the struggling economy

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The surveillance-for-hire industry faces unprecedented scrutiny from governments, the media and civil society

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China has embarked on a plan to become a 'quality superpower'

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Higher-frequency data point to a sharper slowdown than the official data suggest, but still a steady one

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The main public-sector union said on April 12 that its members had approved strike action in pursuit of a 13.5% pay rise

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War in Ukraine and isolation of Russia are factors in EU’s renewed attempt to build up Black Sea connectivity

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