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COVID-19, ageing population raises concerns over China's 'utterly deficien
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], June 17 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic and 2021 national census have raised concerns over the alarmingly ageing population of China and "utterly deficient" health infrastructure, Jianli Yang, a Chinese dissident and son of a former Chinese Communist Party leader.
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China revises upward population data for 10 years due to 'error in samplin
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], June 4 (ANI): The National Bureau of Statistics of China has revised its figures for ten years to note that the country's population surpassed 1.4 billion in 2017, two years earlier than previously thought, due to an 'error in sampling for 2011 through 2019' in the recently
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16.4 pc households in Pakistan experience food insecurity: Govt survey
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 27 (ANI): A survey conducted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has revealed that around 16.4 per cent of households in the country have reported that they are experiencing moderate or severe food insecurity.
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Literacy rate in Pakistan stagnates at 60 per cent: Survey
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 23 (ANI): A survey by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reveals that literacy rate among children aged 10 and above in Pakistan has stagnated at 60 per cent.
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China's population reaches 1.41 billion, grows by 5.38 pc in 10 years
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 11 (ANI): China's population has grown by 5.38 percent over the last 10 years to reach the 1.41 billion mark, the National Bureau of Statistics of China said in a statement.
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Pak's inflation skyrockets to over 11 pc amid record surge in food prices
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 2 (ANI): Inflation in Pakistan skyrocketed to over 11 per cent amid a surge in food prices amid the Ministry of Finance's failure to give a realistic and professional assessment of the increasing prices in its monthly reports.
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Pakistan records highest inflation in months at 9.1 pc
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 2 (ANI): In wake of a surge in prices of food and electricity, especially in the rural areas of the country, inflation in Pakistan jumped to over nine per cent in March, the highest rate in several months, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Th
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China records lowest economic growth in 45 years
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 18 (ANI): China has recorded the lowest economic growth in four decades as it grew by 2.3 per cent according to the latest data provided by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday.
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Number of unemployed people in Australia exceeds 1 million for first time
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], August 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of unemployed people in Australia has increased by some 16,000 between June and July, and has surpassed 1 million for the first time on record, head of the Labour Statistics at the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Bjorn Jarvis sa
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China's economy contracts 6.8 pc in first quarter of 2020
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 17 (ANI): China's economy contracted 6.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2020 compared to a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday.
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Consumer inflation reaches 9-year high in Pakistan
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 5 (ANI): Inflation rose to 12.7 per cent year-on-year, the highest level in nine years mainly driven by an increase in prices of food items, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said in a report.
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China's manufacturing gauge hits 19-month low in February
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Mar. 1 (ANI): In lieu of Lunar New Year holidays, China reported a 19-month dip in its official manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index.
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