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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

China's trying hard to boost marriages and a flagging birth rate.Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images ...

China's cultural preference for boys has resulted in a dearth of marriageable brides. Some Chinese young women are scamming rural bridegrooms by accepting proposals and betrothal payments, then ...

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 so desperate to have more babies that it'll do anything to boost marriages and fertility.

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 ...

A bride from eastern China slipped into a coma after a botched cold treatment, but she awoke and smiled at her fiancé just two days before her wedding. Wang Ranran, 24, from Taian in Shandong province ...

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 ...