{
  "id": 15193051,
  "title": "In world's second most populous country, empty schools are turned to nursing homes as birth rate hits lowest in decades",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/in-worlds-second-most-populous-country-empty-schools-are-turned-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "VnExpress International",
    "slug": "vnexpress-international",
    "url": "https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/in-world-s-second-most-populous-country-empty-schools-are-turned-to-nursing-homes-as-birth-rate-hits-lowest-in-decades-5127246.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Primary schools and kindergartens across China are being turned into nursing homes and senior centers as a record-low birth rate empties classrooms and the number of elderly residents keeps climbing.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}