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The marriage-themed festival comes at a time when China is looking to spur weddings and births to counter a shrinking population.

Beijing urgently trying a variety of measures to incentivise young couples to have children after China posted a population decline in 2023.

For thousands from India, Bangladesh, Nepal and other countries, shadowy recruiters and online slave markets turn dreams into nightmares.

The rise of childfree marriages has led to heated debate, especially among Malays.

The Beijing-based institution aims to "cultivate professionals to develop marriage related industries and culture".

Malaysia's fertility landscape has undergone significant changes with a decline of 4.9 children in 1970 to 1.6 children in 2022.

The law gained the support of nearly all upper house lawmakers and will be sent to the palace for royal approval.

The marriage registrar received funds from a company owner to register marriages without going through the prescribed procedures.

The bill had the support of all of Thailand's major parties and was more than a decade in the making.

Most South Koreans cite high housing costs as the biggest hurdle for getting married.

The law gives same-sex couples the right to wed and adopt children and comes after decades of campaigning for marriage equality.

The bill also proposes to increase the legal age of marriage for girls to 21 years.

This will provide rights, responsibilities and family status as equal to the marriage between a man and a woman presently in all aspects.

The fact that child marriage remains 'still LEGAL' in Malaysia may have unintended 'normalisation' effect on the rape cases.

Mohd Asri Mat Daud said the state govt retained the age of marriage without amendment at 18 for boys and 16 for girls.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.