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New guidelines unveiled to encourage, support childbirth
2024-11-01
China announced on Monday that it will double down efforts to encourage and support childbirth, including improving the maternity leave system and upgrading the provision for affordable child care services.
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Time needed for incentives to boost fertility: Expert
2024-02-06
The makeover of a sculpture of a typical Chinese family at a park in Wuhan, Hubei province, soared to the top of microblogging platform Sina Weibo's trending list at the beginning of this year, generating 39 million views.
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Delaying marriage, kids, factor of low birth rate
2023-04-12
Chinese people predominantly prefer to have fewer babies and to provide the best possible conditions for bringing up their children, China's top health authority said on Tuesday, adding that more efforts will be made to encourage young people to get married and have children at adequate ages.
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Changing with the times
2022-07-19
Marriage customs originated as a way of expressing good wishes for newlyweds, but in some areas, they have developed into a face-saving activity that can place a big financial burden on families, experts said.
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Chinese people are in no hurry to tie the knot
2022-06-29
The average age of first marriage of Chinese people stood at 28.67 in 2020 after continuously rising since 2010, China News Service reported on Friday, citing the statistical yearbook released by the National Bureau of Statistics recently.
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'Cooling-off' period credited for drop in divorces
2022-06-29
Thanks to the introduction of a "cooling-off" period before divorce, fewer couples have broken up in China over the past year, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
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Couples seeking divorce given some breathing space
2021-06-09
After a monthlong "cooling-off" period, a woman surnamed Li, from Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, obtained her divorce certificate at the end of April.
