China requires parents to have a marriage certificate in order to register their baby and receive benefits. The country has struggled with declining birth rates, with its population falling by two ...

China now faces the opposite problem: a looming demographic crisis and a shrinking and rapidly aging population. Beijing sees marriages as part of the fix in a country where marriage certificates ...

Since 2022, China’s Family Planning Association has launched programs to create a “new-era marriage and childbearing culture,” enrolling dozens of cities to promote the “social value of ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's Civil Affairs University announced ... including one that requires parents to present a marriage certificate to register the baby and receive benefits.

The historic street showcases both Chinese and Western wedding scenes ... Those who complete all the challenges will receive a “marriage permit certificate”, symbolising their graduation ...

China has recorded a drop in marriage registrations for the first ... 2024 will drop below 2022's record low of 6.83 million since records began around 1980. Although there was a "rebound in ...