Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China's marriage rate is hitting record lows, and Beijing is struggling to stop the freefall. As China modernizes, more women are ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's Civil Affairs University announced a new undergraduate marriage program to develop marriage-related industries and culture, drawing scorn of social media users who ...

Wuhan’s emerald-colored East Lake in central China used to be one of Chinese leader Mao Zedong’s favorite vacation spots. Today, though, it is a popular wedding location. Wang Ai and Anzz Chen, both ...

Online marriage brokers are common in China, but a young Chinese Web site is thriving by turning the traditional idea of marriage on its head. Called Marriage for Asexuals, the site claims to be the ...

China's marriage rate is in steep decline. There were 6.1 million marriage registrations nationwide in 2024, down from 7.7 million the previous year. This decline has prompted Chen Songxi, a Chinese ...

The average marriage age for first marriages was 28.67 years old in 2020, up from 24.89 years old a decade prior, according to census data. Efforts from Chinese officials in recent years to reverse ...

China's bachelor crisis meets Nepal's poverty in a trade that blurs the lines between arranged marriage and coercion Late one night in southern Nepal last month, whispers spread of an unusual wedding ...

The 30 women sat in wooden chairs, facing each other in a rectangular formation. At the front of the room was the ruling Communist Party’s hammer and sickle logo, with a sign declaring the meeting’s ...

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