In an attempt to incentivise young people to get married and have kids, a county in eastern China is offering couples a “reward” of 1,000 yuan ($137) if the bride is aged 25 or younger. China is currently battling a declining birthrate crisis and the government is rolling out lucrative schemes to encourage young people to have more kids.&nbsp;

The recent scheme has been launched in&nbsp;Changshan county where the authorities made the announcement on the official WeChat account last week. According to a Reuters report, the reward is to promote “age-appropriate marriage and childbearing” for first marriages. Apart from the monetary benefit, the scheme includes childcare, fertility and education subsidies for couples who have children.

<h2>Why is China launching such programmes?</h2>

According to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, only 6.83 million couples completed their marriage registrations in 2022, down about 800,000 from the previous year. The number of marriages last year was nearly half the peak of 13.47 million in 2013.

Official numbers released by the National Bureau of Statistics earlier this year stated that China's population declined by 850,000 between the end of 2021 and 2022. Even for a country as big as China, the number is slightly concerning - for it suggests that there is a slow but steady demographic shift happening.&nbsp;

A Pew Research report has stated that China has 14 per cent population above the age of 65. By 2035, a third of China's population (400 million people) is expected to be above the age of 60. With an ageing population, it will become increasingly difficult for the 'world's factory' to keep churning out goods at the same rate.&nbsp;

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China’s fertility rate, already one of the world’s lowest, is estimated to have dropped to a record low of 1.09 in 2022, state media reported. Consequently, the Politburo has swiftly dialled down its 'One-Child policy' which perhaps started the decline in population in the first place.&nbsp;

The second reason for the decline in marriages is the changing attitudes towards the institution, especially among young women who are becoming more educated and financially independent.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/china-marriages-drop-to-historic-low-as-nation-deals-with-declining-birth-rate-603304">Also read |&nbsp;China: Marriages drop to historic low as nation deals with declining birth rate</a>

While China ages, rival India and its population under 65 will remain less than 30 per cent till the year 2100, according to UN’s medium variant projections.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

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In an attempt to incentivise young people to get married and have kids, a county in eastern China is offering couples a “reward” of 1,000 yuan ($137) if the bride is aged 25 or younger.

In an attempt to incentivise young people to get married and have kids, a county in eastern China is offering couples a “reward” of 1,000 yuan ($137) if the bride is aged 25 or younger. China is currently battling a declining birthrate crisis and the government is rolling out lucrative schemes to encourage young people to have more kids. The recent scheme has been launched in Changshan county where the authorities made the announcement on the official WeChat account last week. According to a Reuters report, the reward is to promote “age-appropriate marriage and childbearing” for first marriages. Apart from the monetary benefit, the scheme includes childcare, fertility and education subsidies for couples who have children. Why is China launching such programmes? According to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, only 6.83 million couples completed their marriage registrations in 2022, down about 800,000 from the previous year. The number of marriages last year was nearly half the peak of 13.47 million in 2013. Official numbers released by the National Bureau of Statistics earlier this year stated that China's population declined by 850,000 between the end of 2021 and 2022. Even for a country as big as China, the number is slightly concerning - for it suggests that there is a slow but steady demographic shift happening. A Pew Research report has stated that China has 14 per cent population above the age of 65. By 2035, a third of China's population (400 million people) is expected to be above the age of 60. With an ageing population, it will become increasingly difficult for the 'world's factory' to keep churning out goods at the same rate. Watch | Chinese city launches state-sponsored dating app China’s fertility rate, already one of the world’s lowest, is estimated to have dropped to a record low of 1.09 in 2022, state media reported. Consequently, the Politburo has swiftly dialled down its 'One-Child policy' which perhaps started the decline in population in the first place. The second reason for the decline in marriages is the changing attitudes towards the institution, especially among young women who are becoming more educated and financially independent. Also read | China: Marriages drop to historic low as nation deals with declining birth rate While China ages, rival India and its population under 65 will remain less than 30 per cent till the year 2100, according to UN’s medium variant projections. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

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Two brides from Nigeria were propelled to leave their wedding and write their final exams on April 7, dressed in their wedding attire, reports said.&nbsp;

Two final year students of Mass Communications quickly attended their wedding ceremonies and rushed to the respective exam venues due to clashes in dates.&nbsp;

Dorcas Atsea and Deborah Atoh had fixed their wedding dates when the exam, originally scheduled for February, was postponed due to inadequate facilities at the Benue State University in Nigeria's Middle Belt region, reports said.&nbsp;

The two women tried to find a solution and tried to speak to the exam officer when she gave them an ultimatum of choosing one of the two options - wedding or exam.&nbsp;

As soon as they entered the exam hall, students began showering them with wishes, cheers, and applause.

Course lecturer Dr Benjamin Ogbu reportedly said that it was unfair to change the dayes for the exam for just one or two people as it would have involved a long and tedious process. &nbsp;

In February, a similar incident happened in Patna when a bride rushed to give her exam right after her wedding, while the groom waited outside for three hours - the incident had soon caught everyone's attention.&nbsp;

Two final year students of Mass Communications quickly attended their wedding ceremonies and rushed to the respective exam venues due to clashes in dates

Two brides from Nigeria were propelled to leave their wedding and write their final exams on April 7, dressed in their wedding attire, reports said. Two final year students of Mass Communications quickly attended their wedding ceremonies and rushed to the respective exam venues due to clashes in dates. Dorcas Atsea and Deborah Atoh had fixed their wedding dates when the exam, originally scheduled for February, was postponed due to inadequate facilities at the Benue State University in Nigeria's Middle Belt region, reports said. The two women tried to find a solution and tried to speak to the exam officer when she gave them an ultimatum of choosing one of the two options - wedding or exam. As soon as they entered the exam hall, students began showering them with wishes, cheers, and applause. Course lecturer Dr Benjamin Ogbu reportedly said that it was unfair to change the dayes for the exam for just one or two people as it would have involved a long and tedious process. In February, a similar incident happened in Patna when a bride rushed to give her exam right after her wedding, while the groom waited outside for three hours - the incident had soon caught everyone's attention.

Two Nigeria brides attempt final exam in wedding gowns

An Iraqi court had decided to sentence 16 Turkish women to death for being members of ISIS on Sunday, reports said.&nbsp;

The court directed the women to be hanged after they were found guilty of marrying ISIS fighters and providing the group with support.&nbsp;

Abdul Sattar Bayraktar, the spokesman of Iraq&#39;s Supreme Judicial Council said that the brides had the group with aid, including logistical support and help carrying out terrorist attacks.&nbsp;

The women, aged between 20 - 50, were sentenced in a mass trial at a criminal court in Baghdad on Sunday. Some had young children with them.&nbsp;

The public defender argued that the women had been trafficked into jihadi territory or tricked by their husbands.&nbsp;

The sentences were issued under Iraq&#39;s counterterrorism law, however, the defendants still have a chance to appeal to a higher court.

Another Turkish woman was sentenced to death last week and 10 others of various nationalities to life in prison, all for alleged ISIS membership.

Last month, a <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/jihadi-bride-who-married-gave-birth-under-isis-regime-arrested-on-landing-in-uk-30262">British woman</a> who married and gave birth under the Islamic State regime in Syria became one of the first so-called jihadi brides to be arrested on her return to the UK, a media report had claimed.

The court directed that the women will be hanged after they were found guilty of marrying ISIS fighters and providing the group with support.

An Iraqi court had decided to sentence 16 Turkish women to death for being members of ISIS on Sunday, reports said. The court directed the women to be hanged after they were found guilty of marrying ISIS fighters and providing the group with support. Abdul Sattar Bayraktar, the spokesman of Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council said that the brides had the group with aid, including logistical support and help carrying out terrorist attacks. The women, aged between 20 - 50, were sentenced in a mass trial at a criminal court in Baghdad on Sunday. Some had young children with them. The public defender argued that the women had been trafficked into jihadi territory or tricked by their husbands. The sentences were issued under Iraq's counterterrorism law, however, the defendants still have a chance to appeal to a higher court. Another Turkish woman was sentenced to death last week and 10 others of various nationalities to life in prison, all for alleged ISIS membership. Last month, a British woman who married and gave birth under the Islamic State regime in Syria became one of the first so-called jihadi brides to be arrested on her return to the UK, a media report had claimed.

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