The universal two-child policy is expected to add more than 30 million people to China's working-age population by 2050, helping the nation to curb a looming labor shortage, said a senior family planning official.
The Chinese stock market suffered another heavy loss on Monday, extending the sell-off that began with the market's worst-ever start of a year, amid investors' intensified concerns about the slowing economy and the government's capability to manage the market.
Presidential campaign politics took a back seat this past week in the United States as the nation was gripped by get-rich-quick fever.
Item from Jan 12, 1996, in China Daily: The first Boeing 777 in China's civil fleet stands at Beijing's airport after its maiden flight from Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province. China Southern Airlines is now the fourth in the world to own a Boeing 777, the world's largest wide-bodied jet airliner.
Many Chinese motorists put safety as the top priority in car purchases, followed by vehicle brand, according to the latest auto sector studies.
Xinjiang will continue to intensify its strike-hard campaign against terrorism this year, the autonomous region's chairman said on Monday.
China has built a second large maritime surveillance ship, which has featured in photographs published by Chinese military enthusiasts.
President Xi Jinping called on Monday for reforms to be advanced in all sectors as the Leading Group for Overall Reform convened its 20th meeting.
China is playing a more active role in hot regional issues, as the first round of four-party talks on Afghanistan was held in Islamabad on Monday.
A United States B-52 bomber, capable of delivering a nuclear missile, flew over the Republic of Korea on Sunday.
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