Falling Fertility Adds to China's Population Woes
By allowing couples to have up to two children China hopes to reverse its likely population decline. But falling fertility and the pressures of...
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Iran Shows China the Way on Population Expansion
Faced with dramatically falling birth rates, Iran has introduced a wide range of pro-natalist policies. In contrast, China has been half-hearted in...
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Coal Burning Major Cause of Health Problems in China
A comprehensive study published last week by Tsinghua University and the Health Effects Institute found that coal combustion is the single largest...
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Small Improvement in China Air Quality
Air quality in China appears to have improved slightly in recent months. However, it is still well above World Health Organisation recommended...
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A 'heads Up' on Changing World Heights
A comprehensive world survey of population heights over the last century has thrown up some surprising results. Americans have had the smallest...
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