Weddings often bring a unique excitement among families. When a marriage is arranged, thorough investigations are conducted into the backgrounds of both the bride and groom. Questions about their ...

China is rolling out a slew of measures to promote marriages and boost birth rates. In 2022, China's population started shrinking for the first time in six decades. The trend has spurred renewed ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. China's trying out different ways to boost its birthrate and stem a demographic crisis — it's now targeting a customary ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police will clamp down on websites that sell men group tours to meet "foreign brides" in Southeast Asian countries, as the practice leads to human trafficking and ...

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 ...

This is the first article in a series on bride prices. Few topics are the subject of more debate — or more clickbait headlines — in China than the sky-high bride prices found in some rural areas. Last ...

In rural Wuhan, a pair of chopsticks is placed inside chamber pot, representing swift birth of son An old Han Chinese wedding custom mandates that the bride brings her own "toilet," typically filled ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. China's so desperate to have more babies that it'll do anything to boost marriages and fertility. Recently, a county in ...

HONG KONG — Local Chinese officials trying to encourage earlier marriages are offering an incentive that all newlywed couples can appreciate: cash. Couples who marry while the bride is 25 years old or ...