Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China's trying hard to boost marriages and a flagging birth rate.Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images China's cracking down on the custom ...

Centuries-old custom to settle big day nerves degenerates into displays of ritual humiliation. — SCMP Harrowing images of a bride in China who was taped to a telephone pole by several friends as part ...

As the Spring Festival approaches, many in China may see it as an ideal time to propose marriage and discuss the traditional ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

BEIJING - China’s low birthrate problems have been further complicated by the high prices demanded for traditional dowries by the families of potential brides. Chinese social media platforms were ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. China's trying out different ways to boost its birthrate and stem a demographic crisis — it's now ...