16m women in China are married to gays, according to study
A university conducted survey reveals around 16 million heterosexual women in China are stuck with their homosexual husbands.
View ArticleMarriage registry ad raises controversy online
An ad with implications of gender discrimination posted by a marriage registry in Beijing has triggered heated debate and raised controversy online, Southern Urban Daily reported on April 21.
View ArticleChina initiates Power Off One Hour campaign
Women’s Federation in China has initiated a “Power Off One Hour” campaign to strengthen family ties.
View Article10 Chinese gay couples to marry in LA on June 9
10 Chinese gay couples will marry on 9 June in Los Angeles after winning a competition held by Chinese company Alibaba and gay mobile app Blued.
View ArticleChinese star hurdler Liu Xiang announces divorce
Chinese Olympic gold medal hurdler Liu Xiang has announced his divorce from actress wife Ge Tian on Weibo this afternoon after just nine months of marriage.
View ArticleWife runs away with carpool buddy her hubby found for her
A husband who found a carpool buddy for his wife got dumped after she fell in love with the driver and ran away with him in China’s Guizhou Province.
View ArticleVietnamese brides in China face ID issues
Vietnamese women who moved to China to marry Chinese men have expressed concerns over identification issues, with the illegal marriages for which they travelled to the country making it extremely...
View ArticleChina's divorce rate keeps climbing
China’s divorce rate rose for the 12th consecutive year in 2014, according to a report released by China's Ministry of Civil Affairs, as 3.6 million couples filed for divorce, a 3.9% increase on the...
View ArticleWhat is Causing China’s Divorce Rate to Skyrocket?
This past June, the Chinese government released figures that show the continuing rise in China’s divorce rate. The report caused a lot of hand-wringing and explanations in the media blaming a number of...
View ArticleMan files for divorce after wife sets curfew
A Chinese man tried to divorce his wife of 22 years after she set a strict curfew and refused to let him into the house if he was late.
View ArticleWhite paper sees improvement in women's rights
Women in China have seen a marked improvement in gender equality across a range of fields, according to a white paper on gender equality and women's development, issued by the State Council Information...
View ArticleMan forced to find 'witnesses' after going over budget set by wife
A man had to find four witnesses after going over the budget set by his wife and failing to convince her to give him more money in Wuhan, Hubei Province on September 25.
View ArticleChina's single male population set to surpass Australia
Newly released census data shows that by the end of 2014, the China's male population amounted to over 700 million, leaving the country on the verge of having a larger population of single males than...
View ArticleThree arrested after dead woman sold as "ghost wife"
Three people have been arrested in China's Shanxi province on suspicion of stealing the corpse of a woman from a local tomb and attempting to sell it as a bride as part of the ancient ritual of...
View ArticleChinese birth, marriage and death traditions in 60 seconds
China has a number of traditions for birth, marriage and death.
View ArticleOver 80% of Beijing's single men in "crisis"
Less than 20% of Chinese singletons feel confident about their relationship prospects, according to a report released by Shenzhen-based online dating site Zhenai.com, reports Legal Evening News.
View ArticleMan calls cops after girlfriend refuses to marry him
A man called police after his girlfriend turned down his marriage proposal in China’s Fujian Province.
View ArticleMale swindler tricks man into marriage by faking pregnancy
A Chinese conman tricked a male victim into marriage after posing as a woman and pretending to be pregnant, although they had never actually had sex.
View ArticleNo more extra holidays for late marriage couples?
In China's updated family planning law, which will be implemented beginning from 2016, the related policy about the extra holidays for late marriage couples has been replaced with "extended maternity...
View ArticleGuangdong introduces new family planning regulations
Guangdong became the first Chinese province to update marriage and maternity regulations on December 30 in line with revised national population and family planning guidelines.
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