Report: Youth still have easy access to tobacco
2016-01-13
Despite laws and regulations, young students in Beijing still have easy access to tobacco products and are regularly exposed to tobacco advertising, particularly at retail stores, according to a new report.
Two-child policy to add 30m workers
2016-01-15
The scrapping of the one-child policy is expected to add more than 30 million people to China's working-age population by 2050, helping the nation avoid a looming labor shortage, a senior family planning official has said.
Number of human bird flu cases likely to rise
2016-01-15
More human infections from bird flu are expected before the spring, with sporadic human-to-human transmissions in China, according to the nation's top scientists.
China scraps approvals for first, second children
2016-01-06
China on Tuesday stopped requiring couples to apply for official approval before having a first or second child, following the end of one-child policy.
Childbearing free for all still distant, says family planner
2016-01-11
China's family planning policy is a changing process that will last a long time, not just "20 or 30 years", said a senior family planning official.
Two-child policy to curb looming worker shortage
2016-01-11
China's two-child policy is expected to lead to more than 30 million people joining the work force by 2050 helping curb a looming shortage, according to a senior family planning official.
Two-child China targeting better public services
2016-01-11
China is aiming to improve its maternal and child healthcare and household registration as it implements the two-child policy.
Li Keqiang urges sound implementation of two-child policy
2016-01-07
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has called for full support in health, education, housing and other fields for the sound implementation of two-child policy.
Link: / World Health Organization / United Nations Population Fund / UNICEF in China
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