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.

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 ...

Japan’s South China Command released an exceedingly important document. Declaring that recent Japanese victories near Nanning in South China were “unprecedented in East Asia, in that they were ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...