Many factors responsible for more people tying knot last year
SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2024
There was a sizable uptick in the number of new marriages registered last year in China after nine straight years of decline, amid concerns about falling birthrates and a growing ageing population.
In another piece of grim news underscoring South Korea's looming demographic crisis, the number of marriages in 2023 fell by 40 % compared to the level recorded a decade ago, government statistics revealed Sunday.
Cross-Strait marriages see sharp increase amid deepening integration
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Cross-Strait marriages are seeing a major rebound after the Covid-19 pandemic, with more couples settling down on the Chinese mainland due to better job and economic prospects, analysts said.
Natural decline in S. Korea’s population hits all-time high in November
FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2022
Seoul is likely to see its population, sink below 9.5 million during the first half of 2022. This suggests that government policies to promote marriages and births have lacked efficacy.
Rights activists call for stringent laws to stop premature marriages
SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2018
CHILDREN’S RIGHTS defenders are calling for legal actions and a legal amendment to tackle the increasing number of “premature” marriages throughout the country. Such marriages harm the children involved, say the activists.