More than 160,000 Chinese children have been adopted by families across world since 1992. It was not immediately clear what would happen to families who were in adoption process.
Latest data by China's National Bureau of Statistics shows births in country dropped significantly in absolute numbers and number of deaths rose in last 3 years.
The cost of childcare in China is now higher than US, France, Japan and Germany. Thanks to years of state-driven one-child policy and falling fertility rate.
From 1980 to 2015, the Chinese government limited couples to one child only. I interviewed over 100 Chinese parents who started their families during this period.
Xi Jinping has spoken about relying on homegrown talent to tackle the challenges in science and technology. The three-child policy intends to fix the issue of shrinking workforce.
China has been gradually reforming its stringent birth policy that for decades limited most families to only having a single child, with a second child allowed since 2016.
Societal shift is underway in China as Communist Party gets desperate for newborns. In 2018, the number of newborns dropped to the lowest level in almost 60 years.
The journey from ODF to ODF Plus Model has not been about ticking boxes, but about ensuring that households, schools, and anganwadi centres reflect the success of the rural water and sanitation missions.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
Since 1815, Nepali Gorkhas have served in Indian & British Armies, as well as in Bihar, Bengal & Assam Police. Since Agnipath scheme came in, no Nepal-domiciled Gorkha has enlisted.
What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.
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