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For the first three quarters of the year, 4.747 million couples were registered nationwide, the data showed. That is a year-on-year decrease of 943,000, a Reuters calculation of the data showed.

BEIJING: Respecting traditions is important at a Chinese wedding. There are many that couples can engage in, from tea ceremonies to a hair combing custom that symbolises the transition into adulthood.

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BEIJING, Nov 3 (Reuters) - China, which has been releasing a slew of measures to bolster its sagging population levels, recorded a drop in marriage registrations for the first nine months of 2024 ...

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