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'Love Post' tackles China's rising divorce rate

But the state-run institution in Beijing is promoting a scheme which it hopes will stem the country's rising number of divorces. Newly-wed couples are being offered the chance to send sealed love letters which will be delivered seven [...]

Posted On : Nov, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Rising divorce rate spurs controversial changes to China’s m...

A contestant on a popular matchmaking show on Chinese television once dismissed a male suitor by telling him she “would rather weep in a BMW than laugh on a bicycle with you.”Now, following controversial changes to China&rsquo [...]

Posted On : Aug, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Divorce rate in Xiamen ranks No.5 in China in 2010

Xiamen ranked 5th on the list of China’s top 10 cities with the highest divorce rate in 2010 and its divorce rate reached 34.9%, reports Xiamen Economic Daily. According to the survey, Siming District of Xiamen saw the highes [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

'Lightning Divorces' Strike China's 'Me Generation'

One in every five Chinese marriages now ends in divorce, double the rate a decade ago. Beijing has the highest divorce rate nationwide, with 39 percent of all marriages ending in a split. This trend is sparking concern. Experts fear that [...]

Posted On : Nov, 18 2010 | Comments : 0

Earthquake blamed for rise in divorce cases in China

More people are getting divorced in China’s Sichuan province than in other areas of the country and experts blame a devastating earthquake for this. The civil affairs ministry said some 1.3 million couples got divorced nationwide i [...]