Baby overload in Guangdong

GUANGZHOU: One million babies were born in Guangdong in the first nine months of the year, and the total is set to exceed 1.2 million by the end of December, the provincial population and family planning committee said yesterday.

With more than 100 million residents, Guangdong is the country's most populous province, and the latest additions will bring major challenges for authorities, Zhang Feng, director of the committee, said.

"There are several reasons for the increased number of births," Zhang said.