Topic: beijing

'Divine Vessel' to mark China's first human spaceflight since 2016

'Divine Vessel' to mark China's first human spaceflight since 2016

Ryan Woo and Liangping Gao, Reuters
Posted at Jun 14 08:34 AM

BEIJING - A Chinese spacecraft will blast off from the Gobi Desert on a Long March rocket in the coming days, ferrying three men to an orbiting space module for a three-month stay, the first time China has sent humans into space for nearly five years. Read more »

‘Too much pressure’: mixed reaction to China’s new 3-child policy

‘Too much pressure’: mixed reaction to China’s new 3-child policy

Jane Cai, Guo Rui, Amber Wang, and Laura Zhou, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jun 03 02:27 PM

China is hoping a major policy shift allowing couples to have up to three children – scrapping a two-child limit – will help tackle the problem of its ageing population. But researchers are not optimistic young Chinese will be convinced to have more children, largely due to the cost of raising them. Read more »

Tiananmen crackdown: Ban on vigil but Hongkongers make plans to mark June 4

Tiananmen crackdown: Ban on vigil but Hongkongers make plans to mark June 4

Phila Siu, Jeffie Lam and Ng Kang-chung, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jun 01 01:18 PM

Since Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong last June banning acts of subversion, secession, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces, concerns have mounted that the organisers of the vigil, as well as those who attend it, risk being held in breach of the law. Read more »

China allows couples to have 3 children: state media

China allows couples to have 3 children: state media

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 31 05:51 PM

China has relaxed its family planning policy to allow couples to have 3 children after a census showed its population is rapidly aging, state media reported Monday, further unwinding 4 decades of controls in the world's most populous nation, which have strangled the birthrate. Read more »

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