Marriage
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Hong Kong criticised for rejecting bill giving ‘bare minimum’ rights to same-sex couples
Legislative council voted down a bill that was introduced to comply with an order from the city’s top courtHum…
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‘Now it’s about personal happiness’: popular Granny Wang dating show belies China’s plummeting marriage rate
Zhou Mei’s matchmaking show draws crowds in person and online, but young Chinese increasingly choose singledom…
- Asia Pacific, Equal marriage, Family, LGBTQ+ rights, Life and style, Marriage, Society, Thailand, World news
Thai same-sex marriage law comes into force – in pictures
Thailand has become the first country in south-east Asia to hold legal same-sex weddings, with LGBTQ+ groups a…
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‘I am so proud’: Joy as Thailand’s same-sex couples can marry at last
Marriage equality laws come into force, with hundreds of couples tying the knot in special wedding eventsMore …
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Japan asks young people why they are not marrying amid population crisis
Consultation launched as surveys show people have little chance to meet partners and worry about high cost of …
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India’s supreme court to rule on new penal code permitting marital rape
Rights groups protesting at Modi government’s view that criminalising sexual assault violates ‘sanctity’ of ma…
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Do Aur Do Pyaar (Two Plus Two Is Love) review – refreshingly nonjudgmental infidelity romcom
Vidya Balan shines in this witty remake that sees a married couple, both cheating on each other, on the verge …
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Japan to allow divorced parents to share custody of children
Change to civil code will bring Japan into line with other G7 countries, amid concerns existing law inflicts p…
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Everyone in Japan will be called Sato by 2531 unless marriage law changed, says professor
Sato will become the only option by 2531, suggests modelling as part of campaign to overturn outdated law requ…
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Thailand poised to legalise same-sex marriage after parliament passes bill
Lawmakers overwhelmingly vote to make country the first in south-east Asia to recognise same-sex unionsLawmake…
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No crops, no brides: how rising seas are killing India’s coastal villages
As the sea inundates Odisha’s coastline, livelihoods have withered with the harvest and weddings are a rarity …
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Child marriage in decline – but will take 300 years to eliminate
UN children’s agency welcomes drop in number of underage brides, but warns 12 million girls still getting marr…
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State-sponsored matchmaking app launched in China
Service in Jiangxi uses data on single residents to build platform amid drive to boost marriage rateFor single…
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Japanese prime minister fires aide over anti-LGBTQ+ remarks
Fumio Kishida says official’s comments ‘outrageous and completely incompatible with policies’The Japanese prim…
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‘It’s absurd’: Indonesians react to new law outlawing sex outside marriage
Six people in Indonesia share their views on the controversial legislation and what it means for themThe news …