The company in Shandong province had said unmarried workers ages 28 to 58, including those who are divorced, would be fired ...

“If you cannot get married and start a family within ... Last year, 6.1 million Chinese couples got married — a 20 percent decline from a year earlier, and the fewest since the government ...

The policy targets single and divorced employees aged 28 to 58, instructing them to "get married and settle down ... the policy by endorsing traditional Chinese values, such as loyalty and ...

A Chinese company, Shuntian Chemical Group ... The notice instructed all single or divorced employees aged 28-58 to get married by September 30, 2025. Employees failing to meet this deadline ...

The company also said that those who do not settle down by the end of March, shall write a self-criticism letter, the report added.

And because housing accounts for the largest share of household wealth among Chinese families ... even started talking about getting married. To ensure that her daughter would own the house outright, ...

Female job applicants in China, which is trying to raise its birthrate, have long been discriminated against by employers who ask about their marriage and childbearing plans.

The announcement came amid the Chinese government's ongoing push to encourage younger generations to get married and have children in order to counter the country's declining birth rate.

Ghost marriages, an ancient Chinese tradition, unite the dead in matrimony to ensure harmony and family honour. Rooted in ...

China will offer free preschool, subsidies, and cups of milk to get families to have more children ... research from the Chinese Communist Party's Development Research Center found the decline ...