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Chinese authorities play cash-giving Cupid to boost marriage rates

Chinese authorities play cash-giving Cupid to boost marriage rates

Moments after registering their marriage, Zhang Gang and Weng Linbin posed in front of a red backdrop adorned with a Chinese government emblem, fanning out the wad of cash they had received as an incentive to wed.
China says population fell for 3rd year in a row

China says population fell for 3rd year in a row

Chinese hospital sparks outrage with slogan claiming abortion harms men

Chinese hospital sparks outrage with slogan claiming abortion harms men

Chinese company provides cash rewards to help employees find love and improve happiness

Chinese company provides cash rewards to help employees find love and improve happiness

Southern China-based camera company Insta360 has launched a program offering cash incentives to single employees for dating, aiming to foster workplace happiness and strengthen community bonds.
November 20, 2024 | 08:29 pm PT
China's health body probes hospital after surrogacy claims

China's health body probes hospital after surrogacy claims

China's National Health Commission said it was investigating a hospital in the southwest megacity of Chongqing for its alleged involvement in surrogacy, which is illegal in China, after wide circulation of the issue on social media.
May 6, 2024 | 07:15 pm PT
China offers flexible jobs for women after childbirth

China offers flexible jobs for women after childbirth

Chinese provinces are urging companies to offer women flexible job roles called "Mama's Posts" that make it easier to balance work and childcare, the official Xinhua news agency said on Monday.
May 6, 2024 | 03:34 pm PT
China, battling low birth rates and high costs, encourages frugal weddings

China, battling low birth rates and high costs, encourages frugal weddings

Young couples in China planning "simple" weddings, rather than traditional banquets with hundreds of guests, was one of the top hits online after an article urging more frugal nuptials was published by the government body in charge of women's rights.
March 25, 2024 | 11:57 pm PT
China's Xian to give lottery tickets to newlyweds in bid to spur births

China's Xian to give lottery tickets to newlyweds in bid to spur births

Authorities in China's city of Xian will spend 700,000 yuan ($97,000) on lottery tickets to give as prizes to newlyweds who present a marriage certificate, in an effort to encourage weddings at a time of fewer births.
February 29, 2024 | 04:37 pm PT
China kicks off nationwide population survey amid declining birth rate

China kicks off nationwide population survey amid declining birth rate

China will begin polling 1.4 million people on Wednesday in a survey on population changes, as authorities struggle to incentivise people to have more children amid a declining birth rate and the first population drop in more than six decades.
October 31, 2023 | 08:58 pm PT
China to impose hefty fines, penalties for illegal education tutors

China to impose hefty fines, penalties for illegal education tutors

Unlicensed tutoring services in China could face penalties of up to 100,000 yuan ($13,715.54), the country's Education Ministry said as it seeks to crack down on the lucrative after school industry and promote a "good environment" for learning.
September 12, 2023 | 11:37 pm PT
Chinese county offers 'cash reward' for couples if bride is aged 25 or younger

Chinese county offers 'cash reward' for couples if bride is aged 25 or younger

A county in eastern China is offering couples a "reward" of 1,000 yuan (US$137) if the bride is aged 25 or younger, the latest measure to incentivize young people to get married amid rising concern over a declining birth rate.
August 28, 2023 | 05:51 pm PT
Chinese provinces give 30 days' paid 'marriage leave' to boost birth rate

Chinese provinces give 30 days' paid 'marriage leave' to boost birth rate

Some Chinese provinces are giving young newlyweds 30 days of paid leave in the hope of encouraging marriage and boosting a flagging birth rate, the People's Daily Health said on Tuesday.
February 21, 2023 | 05:29 am PT
 
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