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A senior woman waits for customers at a market in Beijing, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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More countries, including China, are grappling with shrinking and aging populations

By KEN MORITSUGU KEN MORITSUGU - Associated Press
Thu,01/16/25-9:55PM, 180 Reads
BEIJING (AP) — A growing number of countries are confronting the dual challenges of population decline and aging, as younger generations opt to have fewer children and advances in healthcare extend life expectancy.
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Trader Glenn Kessler works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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Stock market today: Wall Street finishes its best week since Trump's election with a rally

By STAN CHOE STAN CHOE - AP Business Writer
Thu,01/16/25-9:45PM, 98 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes closed their best week in two months with a flourish on Friday.
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People walk past a sculpture of the Chinese Communist Party flag at the Museum of the Communist Party of China, in Beijing on Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press
Thu,01/16/25-8:41PM, 140 Reads
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China's population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world's second most populous nation, which is now facing both an aging population and an emerging shortage of working age people.
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A woman sells traditional handmade bags called Noken at a market in Jayapura, Papua province, Indonesia, Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

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AP PHOTOS: Papua's noken bag, the knotted legacy of resilience and identity

By FIRDIA LISNAWATI AND EDNA TARIGAN FIRDIA LISNAWATI AND EDNA TARIGAN - Associated Press
Thu,01/16/25-9:05PM, 94 Reads
JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — The woman carries bananas, yams and vegetables in a knotted bag on her head as she wanders through a market in a suburban area of Jayapura in eastern Indonesia.
Even in the Papua capital and bigger cities of the province, a noken bag where people carry their daily essentials is a common sight.
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