China's new homes prices were flat month-on-month in December, official data showed on Friday, after the government rolled out multiple rounds of stimulus measures to lift the property sector from a prolonged slump.

China’s decline in home prices abated for a fourth month in December, reflecting signs of market stabilization after the government’s latest stimulus blitz.

Prices across 70 major cities fell in December by the smallest percentage in 18 months, and prices in the four biggest metropolises rose.

China’s population has fallen for the third straight year, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world’s second most populous nation that is now facing both an aging population and an emerging shortage of working age people able to support their elders.

China's population fell for a third consecutive year in 2024, with the number of deaths outpacing a slight increase in births, and experts cautioning that the trend will accelerate in the coming years.

The world's second largest economy faces demographic headwinds, as its dwindling population continues to age, leaving a declining workforce.

The Philippines and China agreed to seek common ground and find ways to cooperate despite their disagreements in the South China Sea, their foreign ministries said on Thursday, as heated rows persist over vessels deployed around disputed features.