Chinese provinces giving 30 days’ paid ‘marriage leave’ to boost birth rate

Several Chinese provinces are giving young newlyweds 30 days of paid leave to encourage marriage and boost birth rate. The northwestern province of Gansu and Shanxi now give 30 days of paid leave, while Shanghai gives 10, reports said. Last year, China recorded its lowest ever birth rate, of 6.77 births per 1,000 people.