Recent data from China shows a decline in fertility rates in the countryside as well as in the cities. This complicates hopes that rural women could alleviate the declining birthrate. Demographic ...

On a visit to China, we glimpsed one of the pressures on Chinese families - the pressure to add to the family, which is not easy. We attended a marriage market. It's inside People's Park, a wooded ...

A growing trend of Chinese men marrying women from countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh is raising concerns about human trafficking. While these unions may appear to be cross-cultural relationships, ...

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 State Council unveiled new policies last week intended to promote parenthood and foster a more “reproduction-friendly society,” which were met with muted skepticism. Along with other media ...

The number of marriages in China continued to slide last year as the country faced a worsening demographic crisis. Newsweek reached out to the Chinese Foreign Ministry with a written request for ...

In recent years, marriage brokers have become increasingly active in pairing Bangladeshi women with Chinese men. A search for the term “Bangladeshi girls” (孟加拉女孩) on Chinese social media and ...

In a warning issued on Sunday, the Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh urged its citizens to steer clear of illegal cross-border marriages and deceptive online matchmaking schemes. The statement, widely ...

China is easing restrictions on marriage registration as part of a broad campaign to address its shrinking population. New rules make it easier for couples to marry by reducing bureaucratic hurdles ...

The government is again trying to insert itself into women’s childbearing decisions, knocking on doors and making calls with questions some find downright invasive. By Vivian Wang Vivian Wang visited ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Thousands of vulnerable women and girls from northern Myanmar are being trafficked to China and forced to marry, a study said Friday, offering a rare look at an issue that grips the conflict-hit ...