China is offering cash rewards and subsidies to encourage marriage and increase birth rates amid a continuing demographic decline. Despite financial incentives, many young people remain hesitant ...

Since 2022, China’s Family Planning Association has launched programs to create a “new-era marriage and childbearing culture,” enrolling dozens of cities to promote the “social value of ...

China recorded its lowest number of new marriages for four decades in 2024, in a sign that the country’s challenges with a declining birth rate and shrinking population are likely to deepen this ...

The legal age for marriage in China is 22 for men and 20 for women, amongst the highest in the world, compared with most developed countries where the legal marriage age is 18. Chen said China's ...

China Adviser Pushes to Lower Legal Marriage Age to 18 to Boost Birthrate HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Chinese national political adviser has recommended lowering the legal age for marriage to 18 to ...

For Chinese authorities, boosting interest in marriage and baby-making is a pressing concern. China has the second-biggest population in the world at 1.4 billion - one that is aging quickly.

HONG KONG - A Chinese national political adviser has recommended lowering the legal age for marriage to 18 to boost fertility chances in the face of a declining population and “unleash ...

The Shuntian Chemical Group in eastern China’s Shandong province, which employs more than 1,200 people, announced a policy that vows to boost the company’s marriage rate in January.

Beijing, China — Workers’ rights ... The CPCC is also mulling a proposal that would lower the marriage age — currently 22 for men and 20 for women — to 18, according to state-run ...

The legal age for marriage in China is 22 for men and 20 for women, amongst the highest in the world, compared with most developed countries where the legal marriage age is 18. Chen said China's ...

A Chinese national political adviser has recommended lowering the legal age for marriage to 18 to boost ... relaxing restrictions on childbirth in China and establish an "incentive system" for ...