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China tries to increase its population by allowing 3 children per couple. We learn about why, for decades China a one-child policy, which was introduced in 1979. The 麻豆约拍's China correspondent Stephen McDonnell has been talking to young people about their attitudes to having children, and we hear what has fuelled concerns that China will grow old before it gets wealthy. Stuart Gietel-Basten is a professor of social science and public policy at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. India鈥檚 economy shrunk in the past financial year, and fears continue that it will bear more bad news as the current coronavirus wave tears through the country. The 麻豆约拍's Arunoday Mukharji in the capital Delhi gives us an update from the ground. In the United States - and increasingly in other countries too - cold case murder, sexual assaults, and unidentified person cases that were once thought unsolvable are being cracked thanks to public genetic databases. But with this success come deep worries for our DNA data. The 麻豆约拍's Ivana Davidovic has an extended report on ongoing controversies over genetic databases. Finally, hybrid work is leading to fears for the future of city centres, as office blocks clear out in favour of working from home. But do empty offices spell trouble for businesses? Our workplace commentator Pilita Clark has been finding out.

(Image: A parent walking with one child in Beijing. Copyright: Frank Mataka/ Getty Images)