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Census problems to avoid
2010-11-03 07:56
According to the national census regulation, if any person tries to prevent census officials or enumerators from performing their duties, he/she is guilty of violating public security and thus deserves punishment.
Demographic challenges
2010-10-23 08:07
China needs to acknowledge the urgent challenges presented by its aging population and take measures to meet them.
Accurate census
2010-08-27 09:00
Whether the current sixth national census will gather a comparatively accurate figure of the country's population is undoubtedly of significance to the government's polices for future economic growth and social development.
Make law work for foreign workers
2010-08-19 17:02
In fact, more and more foreigners have been flocking to China for jobs, particularly after the global economic crisis. Till late 2009, about 223,000 foreigners were holding Alien Employment Permits.
Population explosion
2010-08-17 07:47
As the sixth national census begins in Beijing, overpopulation, a lingering topic of public discourse in the national capital, is again making headlines.
Foreigners in big cities don't realize how lucky they are
2010-08-04 10:32
Beijing of late certainly has its modern benefits and, let's be honest, for those willing to uproot themselves to move here led by curiosity, and an impulsively purchased plane ticket, arriving in China's capital isn't as hard as moving to, say, "real China".
Privacy concerns may hurt census
2010-07-26 08:20
Even with a tremendous amount of manpower and funds, the upcoming nationwide census in China will still face challenges getting real population data, demographics officials and experts said.
Invisible children
2010-06-16 07:37
They are the undocumented children of the country. In other words, they were born and raised in secrecy, that is, without being registered with the government.
In praise of expat-friendly city
2010-05-13 08:02
I'll be the first to concede that Beijing isn't the most livable city in China. It's a big, crowded metropolis, with ever-worsening traffic, unacceptably high levels of air pollution, and prolonged freezing cold winters and stifling hot summers. Yet despite all that, it's hands-down China's best city for expats.
Privileged expats lead an alien life
2010-04-02 07:30
When I was a reporter in Boston, I covered the city's exploding population of immigrants from Latin America. My articles centered on their lives there and how they did, or did not, coalesce with the local population.
It's a wild, wild life for expats
2010-03-24 08:05
It's a disorder that's been spreading through the expat population for years, undetected, untreatable. It starts as soon as you step off the plane and doesn't stop until you leave. It infects family, destroys morals and defiles sense of duty.
Time for families to have two children each
2010-02-01 07:48
China needs to allow more people to have a second child to prevent the risks brought about by drastic demographic changes, Li Jianxin, an associate professor of demography studies at Peking University, tells China Daily's Ku Ma. Below are excerpts from the interview.

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