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 ...

Weddings often bring a unique excitement among families. When a marriage is arranged, thorough investigations are conducted into the backgrounds of both the bride and groom. Questions about their ...

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 ...

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 ...

China's one-child policy ran for decades starting 1979 and its effects are being felt even now, almost 10 years after it was scrapped in 2015. One of the most telling aspects of the diktat has been ...

Love isn't the only thing sending couples down the aisle anymore. A region in eastern China is now offering newlyweds cash "rewards" as long as the bride is aged 25 years or younger, as a way to ...

HONG KONG — Local Chinese officials trying to encourage earlier marriages are offering an incentive that all newlywed couples can appreciate: cash. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

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 ...