European Commission Joint Research Centre says EU population is currently 450.6 mln and is projected to fall to about 445 mln by 2050 and to 398.8 mln by 2100, a decline of roughly 11.7%, returning to circa 1970s levels.

China Consumers Association released a survey of residential communities in multiple Chinese cities finding property-service quality broadly good but information disclosure weak. More than 70% of surveyed communities did not publish property-fee revenue/expenditure or public-income details; nearly 60% of residents were unaware of communal maintenance fund usage. A separate survey of new-energy vehicle owners flagged charging mismatches: insufficient public chargers, ICE vehicles occupying charging bays and gaps in public-charger operation and maintenance. The association recommended enacting a dedicated property-management law, increasing information disclosure by property managers, and promoting multi-stakeholder co-governance and innovation to improve service quality.

Springer Nature's July 13 white paper shows that, as of July 2025, nearly 40% of citations to gold open-access (OA) articles by Chinese researchers published in 2022 originated outside China. Springer Nature Greater China said the 2022 gold OA output drew strong attention from Global South researchers, underscoring open access's role in international knowledge sharing and facilitating global research collaboration.