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A joke about 'two husbands' turned into a national controversy in China. Here’s what the issue is & why OPPO is in troubleChinese electronics giant OPPO has reportedly punished several senior executives after facing backlash over a controversial social media ad...- Gen Z conspiracy: China thinks the West is pushing its youth to quitIn a cultural shift, many young Chinese individuals are opting for 'lying flat'—a lifestyle choice that rejects pressures of constant work ...
- 'Put down books, fall in love': Chinese university urges students to romance during spring holiday amid birth rate crisisA Sichuan aviation college urges students to "see the flowers and enjoy romance" during April 1-6 spring break, aligning with China's push ...
- China taxes condoms, contraceptive drugs in bid to spur birth rateChina has removed a three-decade tax exemption on contraceptives. This move aims to encourage more births in the country. Condoms and contr...
- 3,600 yuan for one kid: China once fined families for extra babies, now it’s paying couples to have themChina reverses its one-child policy. Now, the government provides cash for newborns. Starting in 2025, families get 3,600 yuan annually per...
- China's looming crisis is its continuous population decline and economic challenges: Explained in 10 pointsChina's population fell for a third consecutive year in 2024, with the number of deaths outpacing a slight increase in births, and experts ...
- China's top health body urges marriage, childbirth at 'appropriate ages'China's National Health Commission will promote marriage and childbirth at appropriate ages to address the declining birth rate. The commis...
- More Chinese tied the knot in 2023, lifting marriage rates for first time in nine yearsChina's new marriages increased by 12.4% in 2023 due to COVID-19 impact. Premier Li Qiang aims for a birth-friendly society amidst declinin...
- China population: Maternity wards being shut down amid declining birth rate; Here’s all you need to knowA number of Chinese hospitals have closed down their maternity wards due to falling birth rates. The population is graying on the other han...
- Chinese provinces give 30 days' paid 'marriage leave' to boost birth rateChina's minimum paid marriage leave is three days, but provinces have been able to set their own more generous allowances since February.
- China's population shrinks for the first time since 1961The country had 1.41175 billion people at at the end of 2022, compared with 1.41260 billion a year earlier, China's National Bureau of Stat...
- Marriages in China decline to lowest numbers since 1986Only 7.64 million couples registered to get married across China, the world's most populous nation, in 2021, the lowest since 1986, accordi...
- Sharp fall in marriages heightens China's concerns over declining birth rateA total of 7.63 million couples registered to get married across China in 2021, a record low for the past 36 years since 1986 when the Mini...
- China's birth rate at record low in 2021: officialChina's birth rate plummeted to a record low last year, official data showed Monday, as analysts warn that faster-than-expected aging could...
- China's birth rate falls to four-decade low: ReportThe combination of low fertility rates and an aging population has driven the government to roll out a wide range of policies to encourage ...
- India may overtake China as most populous country sooner than UN projections of 2027: ReportIndia is expected to add nearly 273 million people to its population between now and 2050, a UN report said in 2019, forecasting that the c...
- China's births may fall below 10 million annually in next five years: Expert quotedThe number of babies born in China fell by 580,000 to 14.65 million in 2019 and the birth rate of 10.48 per thousand was the lowest since 1...
- China launches match making campaign as marriage and birth rates dropAuthorities are now not only encouraging young people to get married; they are also trying to keep married couples together. The Communist ...
- China forces birth control on Uighurs to suppress populationThe campaign over the past four years in the far west region of Xinjiang is leading to what some experts are calling a form of "demographic...
- China to ease long-standing one-child policyChina today formally endorsed an easing of the country's strict family planning policy to allow couples to have two children if either pare...
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