Guangzhou plans to limit population growth by 2020 as it grapples with increasing demand on overloaded services amid calls for a relaxation of the one-child policy by 2015. Yesterday's Southern ...

Guangzhou, the capital of China’s southern Guangdong province, has played an integral role in shaping the world’s second largest economy. The city, which has a population of more than 13 million, rose ...

Guangdong's provincial capital is soliciting public opinions on a revised draft of its family planning regulation, which would make it easier for remarried couples and families with disabled children ...

Thousands of African traders work in Guangzhou’s Xiao Bei area, which locals call ‘Little Africa’ or the ‘Chocolate City’. As China’s population starts to shrink and labour costs rise, local ...

Protests via social media. Some residents say they haven't eaten a grain of rice for two days; others received damaged food aid from the authorities. The local government promises the delivery of ...

GUANGZHOU, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- There are about 80,000 foreign nationals living in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, according to the city's police bureau. As China's major trade ...

To estimate the prevalence of myopia based on reduced unaided visual acuity (VA) in Chinese school children over the past 20 years. In 1988, over 80% of children in Grade 1 (age 6 years) and about 30% ...

Demographic experts have warned that Guangzhou could face serious overcrowding in less than 10 years, straining fresh water resources, public hygiene and living space to breaking point. According to ...