Love and marriage: China’s Dali Bai region pledges to help its 33,000 bachelors find wives

Love and marriage: China’s Dali Bai region pledges to help its 33,000 bachelors find wives

A task force will be set up to address the problem, and dating events held across towns for unmarried men of different age and interest groups, the government said. The trade union of Dali will also hold 13 dating events before the year-end to “promote a correct view of marriage and love among young people … Read more

Chinese provinces report more marriages after decade-long drop, with boost from Year of the Dragon and pandemic backlog

Chinese provinces report more marriages after decade-long drop, with boost from Year of the Dragon and pandemic backlog

The number of marriage registrations has fallen off a cliff since 2013, with the total number of unions going from more than 13 million that year to just 6.83 million in 2022. But there were signs of a resurgence last year with the Ministry of Civil Affairs saying registrations in the first three quarters of … Read more