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World Service,17 Jan 2024,26 mins

China's population declines

World Business Report

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China's population has fallen for a second year in a row, raising concerns about the growth of the world's second-largest economy. David Harper will be finding out how fewer people are entering the workforce. Apple has ended Samsung's 12 year run as the world’s biggest phone maker. We hear how Apple has climbed to number one. And as new restrictions are brought in to try to cut pollution in New Delhi one of our reporters tests the air at street level. (Picture: Cute baby sucking thumb while sleeping in cot. Credit: Getty Images)

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