China’s population falls for a third straight year, posing challenges for its government and economy

TAIPEI--China’s population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to further ...
NBC Los Angeles

K-pop has been banned in China for almost a decade. Until now, maybe.

China, which has never officially acknowledged the ban, has more confidence in its own entertainment now and is looking to boost consumer spending, experts say. The concert was set to be small but ...
AOL

China's K-pop worries: The reasons why a ban on Korean entertainment has lasted a decade

Tian Xin, a BTS fan from Gansu province, China, poses for a photo with handheld fans featuring BTS member Jung Kook, ahead of BTS's comeback concert near Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea, ...
CNBC

China warms up to K-pop as it pursues cultural diplomacy, strives to boost consumption amid trade worries

K-pop group Epex will be performing in Fuzhou, Fujian, province on May 31 — the first time an all-Korean idol group has held a concert in mainland China since 2016. The about-face on K-pop represents ...

Barclays says robots may offset 60% of China’s population slump

China’s deployment of humanoid robots could offset as much as 60% of its projected decline in the labor force by 2035, ...

China’s K-pop worries: The reasons why a ban on Korean entertainment has lasted a decade

BEIJING--As mega K-pop group BTS returns to the stage after a hiatus of more than three years, one major market is conspicuously missing from its 12-month world tour: China.