China hints at policy reforms

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CHINA TO EASE ONE-CHILD POLICY: XINHUA

China will relax its one-child policy, state media said Friday, in a major policy shift announced days after the conclusion of a meeting of top Communist Party leaders.

The change to the family planning law will let couples have two children if one of them is an only child, state news agency Xinhua reported, citing a "key decision" made by leaders at this week's gathering, known as the Third Plenum.


Source : Sapa-AFP /kd
Date : 15 Nov 2013 13:09

 

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CHINA TO ABOLISH 'RE-EDUCATION THROUGH LABOUR' SYSTEM: XINHUA

China is to abolish its "re-education through labour" system, under which police panels can sentence offenders to years in camps without a trial, the official Xinhua news agency said Friday.

The move was "part of efforts to improve human rights and judicial practices" it said, and came in a detailed reform statement issued after a Communist party meeting, adding it would also reduce "step by step" the number of crimes subject to the death penalty.


Source : Sapa-AFP /kd
Date : 15 Nov 2013 13:08