From cash rewards to wedding vouchers, local governments across China are rolling out incentives to revive marriage rates. But can policies really change hearts?

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 ...

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 ...

A couple prepares to participate in a staged mass wedding in Shanghai BEIJING (Reuters) - China, which has been releasing a slew of measures to bolster its sagging population levels, recorded a drop ...

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 ...

China last year registered the fewest marriages since its public records began more than three decades ago – adding to concerns the country faces a looming demographic crisis. There were 7.6 million ...

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 ...

[UPDATE: A prior version of this story inaccurately claimed that China is banning games for having marriage gameplay. The story has been edited for clarity and Game ...

China's marriage rate is hitting record lows, and Beijing is struggling to stop the freefall. As China modernizes, more women are rejecting marriage in pursuit of financial freedom. That's led to a ...

Devastating footage from the north-central China province of Gansu shows a beautiful bride bawling at her wedding because she’s being forced to marry a man she barely knows, AsiaWire T4 reports. The ...

Zhang Junjie launched Chagee in November 2017, according to the South China Morning Post . The milk tea brand is inspired by ...

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