China's Spring Break: Love, Travel, and Babies

0:00I'm Corey with the story, bringing you the latest from around the world. A Chinese college is telling students to take a break from studies and focus on romance during their spring holiday. Sichuan Southwest Vocational College of Aviation set the theme as enjoying flowers and falling in love from April 1st to 6th. This stands out in a country where grades usually come first, as part of efforts to encourage marriages and spending. Meanwhile, local governments in places like Sichuan and Jiangsu are rolling out spring breaks in April or early May. They're also pushing staggered paid leave so more people can travel during quieter times. The ideas to get China's 1.4 billion people out enjoying leisure activities and boosting the economy through domestic trips. These moves come amid worries over a shrinking population. Last year marked the fourth straight drop with births hitting a record low. Officials hope extra free time will lead to more relationships and babies to reverse the trend. On Tuesday, Beijing released new guidelines to make communities more child-friendly, led by the National Development and Reform Commission.

1:07This aims to create better support for families. Experts like James Liang, a travel company co-founder and demographics voice, say society needs more time and money for raising kids. He calls for educating youth on the upsides of bigger families and wrapping up financial help to make it easier. Quick thanks to today's sponsor, see the description for more. You know what is better than earbuds and bed? No earbuds at all. S-O-L-I, solelypillow.com Made in AI