In some parts of the country bride prices are an endowment passed by the groom’s parents to the newlyweds. In others, it is a ...

Only 30 percent of Chinese mothers receive anesthesia during labor, according to the country's health authorities.

China has announced that all tertiary-level hospitals across the country must provide epidural anaesthesia during childbirth by the end of 2025, in a bid to promote a “friendly childbearing ...

China is rolling out extended marriage leave in at least 27 provincial-level regions as part of ongoing efforts to foster a more family-friendly society.

China's population fell for a third consecutive year in 2024. Experts warn the decline could worsen as birth rates stay near ...

this quiet city in central China started offering serious cash incentives for couples to have more children, up to around $13,000 for a second child and $23,000 for a third. Births surged 17% for ...

As authorities work to encourage young couples to marry and start a family, these incentives have become ... a result largely of China's one-child policy imposed between 1980 and 2015, rapid ...

"Hope it can be spread across the country as soon as possible," a netizen from south China's Guangdong Province commented. The birth incentives have proved feasible and effective in Tianmen ...

Much of China's demographic downturn is the result of its one-child policy imposed between ... Authorities have tried to roll out incentives and measures to boost baby making including expanding ...

China is offering cash rewards and subsidies to encourage marriage and increase birth rates amid a continuing demographic decline. Despite financial incentives, many young people remain hesitant ...

Married couples in Luliang are given 2,000 yuan for their first registered child ... China has plummeted in the past decade. — AFP The government released a report in October listing incentives ...

The suite of incentives includes a 120,000 yuan coupon for the purchase of a home, a one-off cash payment of 3,000 yuan and a monthly subsidy of 1,000 yuan paid until the child turns three.