Ministry denies rolling out nationwide two-child policy as early as this year

National Health and Family Planning Commission refuses to confirm report that claimed the policy will probably be introduced this year.

China has more newborns after easing 'one-child' policy

China's newborn population grew to 16.87 million in 2014, thanks partly to the country's relaxation of the "one-child" policy, a health official said

More eligible parents to deliver second babies this year

Most couples applying to have a second child will deliver their babies this year, rebuffing speculation that the measure is unpopular.

Second-child policy having limited effect

Qualified couples have been reluctant to take advantage of looser restrictions on China's one-child policy, with experts expecting the number of second babies to increase in the next two years.

China formally allows more couples to have second child

China's top legislature Saturday made a resolution to allow couples to have two children if either parent is an only child in improving the family planning policy.

Family planning breaches earn Guangdong 1.45b yuan

Guangdong collected 1.45 billion yuan ($239 million) last year from people who had more children than the family planning policy allows.

When family planning slogans dominated walls

Family size violation fees to stay

China's top family planning authority will continue charging social maintenance fees for family planning policy violations, although some experts say the 12-year-old fee is outdated.

Cost of second child puts couples off

The high cost of raising children forces the majority of couples eligible applying for permission to have a second child abandon their plan, a survey found.

Declining birthrate a cause for concern

Experts are calling for an accelerated scrapping of the one-child policy as the nation's birthrate moves toward a dangerously low level.

Family planning policy dilemma unraveled

The family planning policy has indeed checked China's exploding population growth and also ingrained the one-child concept in many people's minds.

Fewer couples want second child

About 700,000 Chinese couples in which one of the partners is an only child applied to have a second child by the end of August, and 620,000 of them got a permit, the National Health and Family Planning Commission said on Wednesday.