BABY BOOM
Chinese families to expand
Beijing- China will soon replace its one-child policy with a two-child policy, a local newspaper reported on July 22. Nearly all couples would be allowed to have two children after an announcment to be made later this year or early next year, according to China Business News, citing the National Health and Family Planning Commission. The newspaper reported that a commission official seeking permission to extend a local scheme in Shanxi province was told that soon all Chinese couples could have children.- DPA