Marriage

Malaysian actress Bella Astillah saving all her love for MP Syed Saddiq

Actress and singer Bella Astillah and Syed Saddiq are scheduled to marry on Oct 10 on the 118th floor of Merdeka 118.

Actors Hong Ling and Nick Teo are expecting their first child

Singaporean actress Hong Ling (left) showing a series of ultrasound images with her husband, Singaporean actor Nick Teo (right).

Hungarian gay couple hoping for adoption breakthrough under new PM Magyar

Divorce isn’t something to be ashamed of, especially with friends and family

A public update about a divorce can help challenge the stigma that it is something to be ashamed of, says the writer.

Over 30% of single Japanese do not want to have kids, survey shows

Pedestrians walk in front of advertisements in the Dotonbori area of Osaka, Japan, on Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. The wider Osaka metropolitan area, with a population of 11 million, is Japan's largest after Tokyo with 35 million , according to data compiled by the United Nations. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg

Only children in China prefer to marry other only children

Couples at a collective wedding ceremony in Shenyang. In China’s cut-throat marriage market, cars, houses and savings are all topics for a first date. More offbeat is the number of siblings.

Details on when new childcare leave benefits kick in to be shared in early 2027: Indranee

This is as laws have to be amended and implementation details worked out with the employers and unions.

Seoul fertility rate rebounds as births, marriages rise

Seoul recorded the highest growth in both births and marriages among all major cities and provinces in the first half of 2026.

Landmark Bolivia same-sex marriage could pave way for more couples, activists say

Fabiana Justiniano and Scarlett Rocha, the newlyweds who are Bolivia's first same-sex female couple to legally marry after a long legal battle to have their marriage recognized, rest with their pets at home, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, August 22, 2026. REUTERS/Claudia Morales

Elderly woman couldn’t take over late son’s HDB flat due to his sham marriage

The woman had to go to the High Court to declare her late son’s sham marriage void so that she could take over his flat

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