1 week ago China Increases Tax on Contraceptives in an Attempt to Boost Birth Rate

China Increases Tax on Contraceptives in an Attempt to Boost Birth Rate  Feminist Majority Foundation

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1 week ago Japan’s fix for a shrinking workforce? Corporate dating apps

As Japanese employers search for new ways to retain workers amid the country’s labour shortages and declining birth rate, some are embracing an unconventional addition to their benefits packages: corporate-only dating apps. The services, which allow employees to meet partners from other vetted companies, are being presented less as lifestyle perks than as tools to address long-standing imbalances in the workplace, where single staff often shoulder heavier and less visible burdens. “Single...

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1 week ago Tesla’s China sales hit monthly record as EV buyers race to beat tax increase

Tesla’s deliveries in China jumped to an all-time high in December, buoyed by a buying spree before the government withdrew part of a tax incentive. But the US carmaker is still facing an uphill battle to reclaim its once-secure lead in the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) market amid a stern challenge from local rivals. In December, Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai delivered about 94,000 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles to mainland Chinese customers, 13.4 per cent higher than the previous...

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1 week ago Tesla’s China sales hit record as EV buyers race to beat tax increase

Tesla’s China sales hit record as EV buyers race to beat tax increase  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago Beijing to levy condom tax after over three decades: As birth rate drops to record levels, Communist China ...

Beijing to levy condom tax after over three decades: As birth rate drops to record levels, Communist China ...  Bhaskar English

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2 w. ago ASIA TODAY Beijing wages tax war on declining birth rate, levies on contraceptives, breaks for childcare services

ASIA TODAY Beijing wages tax war on declining birth rate, levies on contraceptives, breaks for childcare services  AsiaNews

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2 w. ago China Ends Tax Break on Condoms, Contraceptive Pills Amid Birth Rate Slump

China Ends Tax Break on Condoms, Contraceptive Pills Amid Birth Rate Slump  Newsweek

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2 w. ago China taxes condoms, contraceptive drugs in bid to spur birth rate

China taxes condoms, contraceptive drugs in bid to spur birth rate  Reuters

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