China’s marriage rate in third quarter tumbles to 18-year low

HONG KONG: China’s ‌marriage rate for the first nine months of this year plummeted to its lowest level in ​18 years, fueling concerns about declining births and demographic strain in a country where childbearing remains closely tied to wedlock. A total of 4.65 million couples got married from January to end September, while 2.08 million couples divorced, according to ‌data...