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Gen Z conspiracy: China thinks the West is pushing its youth to quitIn a cultural shift, many young Chinese individuals are opting for 'lying flat'—a lifestyle choice that rejects pressures of constant work ...
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In China, wedding bells are ringing in nightclubs, a subway station and on snowy mountain peaksChina is boosting marriage rates by letting couples wed anywhere. This initiative has led to a 22.5% increase in marriages. Registration of...
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Why Chinese men are queuing up to marry women from Pakistan and Bangladesh, and why China is worriedA critical shortage of women in China, stemming from the one-child policy, has fueled a disturbing trend of cross-border marriages, particu...
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World's second-biggest economy faces a threat as Chinese are not getting marriedMarriages in China fell 20% last year, reaching a record low of 6.1 million. The drop presents a challenge to China's efforts to counter it...
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Why South Korean and Japanese women are choosing American or European husbandsAsian women seek freedom from traditional roles. They are choosing Western partners. Marriage to a foreigner offers an escape. Patriarchal ...
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Why China wants its youths to take love lessonsMore than 50 percent youth, primarily college students, in China don't want to fall in love. China is grappling with low marriage and birth...
06 Dec, 2024, 02.00 PM IST
Marriage registrations in China drop for the first nine months of 2024China's marriage registrations declined significantly in the first nine months of 2024, with 4.747 million couples registered, a drop of 94...
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China proposes law to make it easier to register marriages, harder to divorceChina's new draft law simplifies the marriage registration process while adding a 30-day cooling off period for divorces. Aimed at creating...
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Chinese University introduces new degree programme on marriageChina's Civil Affairs University launched an undergraduate marriage program to boost the marriage industry and culture, as marriage and bir...
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In China, dog and cat weddings soar as govt struggles to encourage human marriagesPet weddings are gaining popularity in China as government policies struggle to encourage human marriages amid a declining population and l...
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Fewer 'I dos' ruin the party for China's $500 billion wedding industryThe wedding planning industry in China, which is estimated to be worth almost $500 billion, is facing a decline in couples willing to get m...
19 Sep, 2023, 06.46 AM IST
How a Chinese district is solving its population problems by giving newlyweds Rs 11,411China is implementing unconventional measures to control its population growth, including setting the legal marriage age at 22 for men and ...
01 Sep, 2023, 12.27 PM IST
Marriages in China decline to lowest numbers since 1986Only 7.64 million couples registered to get married across China, the world's most populous nation, in 2021, the lowest since 1986, accordi...
01 Sep, 2022, 04.48 PM IST
China launches match making campaign as marriage and birth rates dropAuthorities are now not only encouraging young people to get married; they are also trying to keep married couples together. The Communist ...
11 Feb, 2021, 12.00 PM IST
Gold, silver surge on seasonal demand, global cuesGold prices rose by Rs 300 to Rs 30,700 per ten gram on sustained buying by stockists for the ongoing marriage season amid a firming global...
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- Chinese bachelors to boost the economy: experts
The new bachelor trend among Chinese middle-class, white-collar workers will trigger a "single economy" phenomenon in the country, experts ...
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