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The 20.5% drop coincided with the third consecutive year of overall population decline in China, which in 2023 was surpassed by India as the world's most populous nation.
According to the Education Ministry's Student Database Application System, marriage was among the main reasons for rising dropout rates from 2019 to 2023.
China on Saturday announced measures to simplify the marriage registration process and lessen the financial burden on couples, the latest initiative by Beijing to boost births.
The reason given for the split is the usual: irreconcilable differences.
My wife and I have agreed to a divorce, but I feel lost and don't know what to do.
DAR ES SALAAM, March 10 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Monday reaffirmed its support to the government of Tanzania in empowering children and adolescent girls through access to education, health, and nutrition services.
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 reproductive potential", a state-backed newspaper said on Tuesday (Feb 25).
KUALA LUMPUR: Some 881 underaged marriages were registered under the Syariah courts from 2022 to 2024, says Senator Datuk Dr Mohd Na'im Mokhtar.
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 reproductive potential", a state-backed newspaper said.
THE country has announced measures to simplify the marriage registration process and lessen the financial burden on couples, the latest initiative by Beijing to boost births.
Woods and Trump, the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr., made their relationship Instagram official after weeks of speculation.
Nor Hidayah Yusri's presence at the Federal Territory Syariah Court in Kuala Lumpur on Monday morning surprised media personnel who were covering another high-profile divorce case.
A crackdown on illegal child marriages in India's northeast has resulted in nearly 5,000 arrests, after 416 people were detained in the latest police sweep, a minister said Sunday.
A crackdown on illegal child marriages in the country’s northeast has resulted in nearly 5,000 arrests after 416 people were detained in the latest police sweep, a minister said.
VIENTIANE: The Lao government has committed to ending child, early, and forced marriages, as well as improving access to sexual and reproductive health services in the country, according to a research report released on Thursday (Nov 28).
After meeting with the media, the two even had a brief conversation and shook hands with each other.
HONG KONG: Marriages in China dropped by a fifth last year despite manifold efforts by authorities to encourage young couples to wed and have children to boost the country's declining population.
KOTA KINABALU: When a child marries early, it robs the young person’s future, says Kapayan assemblyman Jannie Lasimbang, calling for increased efforts to end the practice.
The country last year saw a one-fifth decline in marriages, the latest sign of persistent demographic challenges as Beijing works to encourage births despite an uncertain economic outlook for young families.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry is always looking for avenues to bring the much-needed change to end child marriages in the country, Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri.
