New marriages in China reportedly plummeted by one-fifth last year, implying that the official number of births will likely fall from 9.54 million in 2024 to 7.3- 7.8 million in 2025. Thus, while ...

New marriages in China crash to record low, while divorces on the rise Hong Kong (CNN) — The number of new marriages recorded in China fell to a record low last year, despite sweeping government ...

Delegates at the ongoing Chinese parliamentary meetings have offered suggestions to help raise the fertility rate. Read more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Pre-wedding photoshoot in Qingdao HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Chinese national political adviser has recommended lowering ...

A national political advisor has called on China to lower the legal marriage age to boost its declining birth rate—yet analysts tell Newsweek such a move is unlikely to sway young Chinese. Newsweek ...

Legalising same-sex marriage was among the top suggestions made by the Chinese public to lawmakers tasked with amending the civil code, a spokesperson for the top legislative body said. The public ...

SUZHOU, China, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Wedding vendors at Huqiu Bridal City in Suzhou, one of China's largest wedding dress markets, are hopeful the country's positive marriage trends will continue this ...

A spring break message urging romance reflects wider efforts to boost marriages, spending and birth rates in a slowing ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Chinese national political adviser has recommended lowering the legal age for marriage to 18 to boost fertility chances in the face of a declining population and "unleash ...