China taxes condoms, contraceptive drugs in bid to spur birth rateChina has removed a three-decade tax exemption on contraceptives. This move aims to encourage more births in the country. Condoms and contr...
02 Jan, 2026, 08.46 AM IST
‘If America does sharply raise H1-B visa fees, that will go directly against the US successfully countering China Shock 2.0’Gordon Hanson discusses the impact of China's economic rise on the US. 'China Shock 1.0' affected manufacturing and marriage rates. 'China ...
25 Sep, 2025, 11.17 PM IST
China's 35 million leftover men are hunting for brides in Russia, Southeast Asia, Bangladesh and PakistanCriminal gangs and online portals are helping Chinese men find a girl of marriageable age in foreign countries as the number of women in th...
27 May, 2025, 11.13 AM IST
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...
10 Feb, 2025, 04.36 PM IST
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
China calls on universities to provide 'love education'China calls on colleges and universities to offer 'love education' courses to promote positive views on marriage, love, fertility, and fami...
04 Dec, 2024, 09.52 AM 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...
03 Nov, 2024, 09.51 AM IST
Why are Indonesian women opting for 'illegal' pleasure marriages with tourists?In Indonesia, a troubling trend has emerged where women enter into temporary marriages with tourists for financial support, known as "pleas...
06 Oct, 2024, 01.36 PM IST
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...
15 Aug, 2024, 11.13 AM IST
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...
02 Aug, 2024, 03.26 PM IST
More Chinese tied the knot in 2023, lifting marriage rates for first time in nine yearsChina's new marriages increased by 12.4% in 2023 due to COVID-19 impact. Premier Li Qiang aims for a birth-friendly society amidst declinin...
18 Mar, 2024, 01.09 PM IST
What makes India's rise and China's fall inevitable? Shifting numbersIndia is poised to become the world's third-largest economy by 2030, with an estimated 7% GDP growth in the fiscal year 2026-27. Currently,...
18 Jan, 2024, 08.18 PM IST
'We want to get married but can't afford': Slowing Chinese economy even hitting wealthy ChineseAs the second-largest global economy experiences a deceleration, a growing number of individuals are choosing to remain unmarried. This dec...
17 Jan, 2024, 11.06 AM IST
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
Why China’s young people are not getting marriedNow, as she sees rising layoffs around her in a troubled economy, she wonders if her job is secure enough to sustain a future family. She h...
10 Jul, 2023, 09.20 PM IST
Sharp fall in marriages heightens China's concerns over declining birth rateA total of 7.63 million couples registered to get married across China in 2021, a record low for the past 36 years since 1986 when the Mini...
02 Apr, 2022, 04.03 PM IST
India commands the top score on the Women, Business and Law Index 2020 in South AsiaIndia overtook Maldives to command the highest WBL score in the South Asian region in 2020. The World Bank study mentions the measure taken...
22 Jan, 2020, 02.45 PM IST