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'Are you dead?' Chinese app for single living goes viral

'Are you dead?' Chinese app for single living goes viral

An app called "Are you dead" targeted at people living alone has gone viral in China, with surging downloads and widespread commentary on social media, prompting the company to introduce a subscription fee and change its name for a global audience.
Beijing simplifies marriage process to encourage Chinese to wed

Beijing simplifies marriage process to encourage Chinese to wed

Quiz: Which profession is the highest paid in China?

Quiz: Which profession is the highest paid in China?

Chinese authorities play cash-giving Cupid to boost marriage rates

Chinese authorities play cash-giving Cupid to boost marriage rates

Moments after registering their marriage, Zhang Gang and Weng Linbin posed in front of a red backdrop adorned with a Chinese government emblem, fanning out the wad of cash they had received as an incentive to wed.
February 13, 2025 | 04:00 pm PT
China says population fell for 3rd year in a row

China says population fell for 3rd year in a row

China said on Friday its population fell for the third year running in 2024, extending a downward streak after more than six decades of growth as the country faces a rapidly ageing population and persistently low birth rates.
January 17, 2025 | 12:51 am PT
Number of Chinese couples getting married falls to 12-year low, data shows

Number of Chinese couples getting married falls to 12-year low, data shows

The number of Chinese couples who got married in the first half of this year fell to its lowest level since 2013, official data showed, as more young people deferred nuptials amid a slowing economy and a rise in living costs.
August 5, 2024 | 04:59 pm PT
China set to raise statutory retirement age to combat population woes

China set to raise statutory retirement age to combat population woes

China will gradually raise its statutory retirement age – now among the world's lowest – to allow people to work longer, as it struggles to relieve soaring pressure on pension budgets, with many provinces already facing deficits.
July 22, 2024 | 06:21 pm PT
China's Xian to give lottery tickets to newlyweds in bid to spur births

China's Xian to give lottery tickets to newlyweds in bid to spur births

Authorities in China's city of Xian will spend 700,000 yuan ($97,000) on lottery tickets to give as prizes to newlyweds who present a marriage certificate, in an effort to encourage weddings at a time of fewer births.
February 29, 2024 | 04:37 pm PT
China kicks off nationwide population survey amid declining birth rate

China kicks off nationwide population survey amid declining birth rate

China will begin polling 1.4 million people on Wednesday in a survey on population changes, as authorities struggle to incentivise people to have more children amid a declining birth rate and the first population drop in more than six decades.
October 31, 2023 | 08:58 pm PT
Chinese county offers 'cash reward' for couples if bride is aged 25 or younger

Chinese county offers 'cash reward' for couples if bride is aged 25 or younger

A county in eastern China is offering couples a "reward" of 1,000 yuan (US$137) if the bride is aged 25 or younger, the latest measure to incentivize young people to get married amid rising concern over a declining birth rate.
August 28, 2023 | 05:51 pm PT
China's biggest online travel agency to pay employees 1 billion yuan to have kids

China's biggest online travel agency to pay employees 1 billion yuan to have kids

Trip.com Group said on Friday it would pay 50,000 yuan (US$6,897.69) to employees for each child they have starting July 1 - the first such initiative by a large private company in China as the country struggles with an aging population.
June 29, 2023 | 10:30 pm PT
China weighs giving single women IVF access to stem population decline

China weighs giving single women IVF access to stem population decline

As China tries to slow its demographic decline, women like Chen Luojin could be part of the solution.
April 28, 2023 | 07:45 pm PT
Chinese provinces give 30 days' paid 'marriage leave' to boost birth rate

Chinese provinces give 30 days' paid 'marriage leave' to boost birth rate

Some Chinese provinces are giving young newlyweds 30 days of paid leave in the hope of encouraging marriage and boosting a flagging birth rate, the People's Daily Health said on Tuesday.
February 21, 2023 | 05:29 am PT
US Navy deploys four warships east of Taiwan as Pelosi heads to Taipei

US Navy deploys four warships east of Taiwan as Pelosi heads to Taipei

As U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi headed to Taipei on Tuesday amid intensifying warnings from China, four U.S. warships, including an aircraft carrier, were positioned in waters east of the island on "routine" deployments.
August 2, 2022 | 01:04 am PT
 
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