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Entertainment
Silicon Valley tech guru Andrew Chen marries former Miss Ireland in Utah desert
Former Miss Ireland Emma Waldron and Silicon Valley tech guru Andrew Chen were recently married in Moab, Utah. Picturesque ceremony: The cou...
Ryan General
Government
Hong Kong’s top court urges government to create ‘legal recognition’ for same-sex relationships
Hong Kong’s top court has urged the government to create an alternative framework for same-sex relationships to be legally recognized. The f...
Michelle De Pacina
China
Chinese county offers $137 to women who marry at 25 or younger
The announcement seeks to encourage “age-appropriate marriage and childbearing” for first-time unions ...
Michelle Yeoh shares photos of her Swiss wedding to partner of 19 years
Academy Award-winner Michelle Yeoh has confirmed her marriage with former Ferrari CEO Jean Todt by sharing wedding photos on Instagram over ...
Michelle Yeoh marries former Ferrari CEO after 19-year engagement
Actor Michelle Yeoh recently married her longtime partner, Jean Todt, after 19 years of being engaged. Key details: Yeoh, 60, and Todt, 77, ...
Isa Peralta
Art
How a Japanese artist set the record for world’s largest GPS drawing with his marriage proposal
Nearly 14 years ago, a Japanese artist’s marriage proposal set a Guinness World Record. Yasushi Takahashi, also known by his artist name Yas...
Bryan Ke
Man slammed online for complaining about $40,000 dowry set by his girlfriend’s parents
A Chinese man from Zhenyuan County in Gansu province was ridiculed online after complaining about the dowry that his girlfriend’s parents se...
Marriages in China plummet to historic 37-year low
China saw a significant drop in the number of couples who registered their marriages in 2022, reaching an all-time low in almost four decade...
Civil Rights
Japan court rules same-sex marriage ban ‘unconstitutional’
A district court in Nagoya, Japan, has become the second district court in the country to rule that banning same-sex couples from marrying i...
Singapore
Man hides clues to marriage proposal in gifts to girlfriend over 6-year period
As a reminder to never settle for less, a TikTok user has shared a video about her boyfriend’s thoughtful marriage proposal that started bac...
TikTok user edits ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ for mind-blowing proposal
A TikTok user has gone viral for editing himself into “Everything Everywhere All at Once” to propose to his partner in a cinema. On Sunday, ...
Marriage proposal using drones at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands goes viral
A man’s unique marriage proposal using drones in Singapore has recently gone viral on TikTok. On Saturday, TikTok user @casanova_del_rey sha...
Editorial Staff
China clamps down on the custom of betrothal gifts to boost birth rates
China is hoping to encourage marriages and boost birth rates by cracking down on the custom of betrothal gifts. The initiative follows a Ja...
Divorced couple in China remarries after son’s autism diagnosis
A divorced couple in northern China who remarried following their son’s autism diagnosis has touched the hearts of many on social medi...
Song Joong-ki’s new wife was his Italian teacher, according to local report
Song Joong-ki’s new wife used to be his Italian teacher, according to a South Korean media report. On Monday, Dispatch revealed that t...
Song Joong-ki announces marriage to British girlfriend, says she is pregnant
South Korean actor Song Joong-ki recently announced that he is married and expecting his first child with wife Katy Louise Saunders. The “Vi...
Daniel Anderson
Taiwan officially recognizes same-sex marriages of transnational couples
Before you read: Taiwan Becomes the First Country in Asia to Legalize Gay Marriage Taiwan Just Proved Once Again It’s the Most Progressive E...
News
‘The highlight of my life’: Jeremy Lin reveals marriage of two years
Ahead of the Lunar New Year, former NBA star Jeremy Lin revealed that he has been married for about two years. On Wednesday, Lin wished his ...
Film & TV
George Takei came out at 68 because he was angry at Arnold Schwarzenegger
George Takei recently revealed that he came out as gay in response to former California Governer Arnold Schwarzenegger’s decision to veto th...
Chinese woman rejects dowry, pays fiancé’s $25,000 debt instead
The story of a Chinese woman choosing to pay for her fiancé’s debt instead of accepting a sizable dowry has gone viral on Chinese social med...
Crime
Indonesia set to criminalize sex, cohabitation before marriage for citizens and tourists
Indonesia is expected to criminalize sex and cohabitation outside of marriage with penalties of up to a year in prison, according to govern...
Carl Samson
Singapore repeals gay sex ban but blocks same-sex marriage
Singapore’s colonial-era Section 377A, which prescribed a prison sentence of up to two years for men who engaged in any kind of sexual acti...
Sports
PGA Tour star Collin Morikawa marries longtime girlfriend Katherine Zhu
25-year-old PGA Tour star Collin Morikawa married his long-time girlfriend, Katherine Zhu, on Saturday. Zhu posted pictures taken during t...
Mitch McConnell votes against interracial marriages bill despite being in interracial marriage
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell voted against the Respect for Marriage Act, which includes the protection of interracial marriages, ...
Chinese woman goes viral after declaring she prefers ‘high-quality singlehood’ over ‘low-quality marriage’
A 36-year-old unnamed Chinese woman in Dalian, a city in China’s Liaoning province, has ignited discussions on Chinese social media after d...
Chinese couple marry at age 94 after remeeting for first time in nearly 70 years
Xu Guizhen and Cao Zhenwei, a Chinese couple who have known each other since they were 16 years old, finally got married in 2020 after spen...
Indonesia
61-year-old Indonesian man to marry for 88th time
Kaan, a 61-year-old man from Indonesia, was dubbed the “Playboy King” for having been married 87 times. His first marriage was when he was...
Mandatory ‘love education’ course for college students gains support in China
The Chinese Ministry of Education has expressed support for a lawmaker’s proposal to include “love and marriage” values in the curriculum f...
Man in China arrested for marrying off underage, mentally disabled daughter to 3 different men for money
A man in central China has been arrested for marrying off his disabled teenage daughter to three older men between 2018 and 2021 for profit...
Rebecca Moon
Married woman in China who dated 18 men at once arrested for scamming them out of $300,000
A married woman in China allegedly scammed around 20 men into funding her luxurious lifestyle, totaling more than 2 million yuan (approxima...
Chinese woman facing nonstop pressure from her parents to get married develops severe anxiety disorder
A 27-year-old woman in China purportedly developed severe anxiety due to incessant pressure from her parents to get married. The woman rep...
Father in China gifts his son 20 properties to help him attract a wife
A Chinese father reportedly gifted his son with 20 properties in a bid to help him find a wife. The anonymous father met with a matchmaker...
Chinese woman who suffered child loss, divorce and paralysis finds love with her best friend’s son
After losing her son and becoming paralyzed in an accident, a 34-year-old Chinese woman found love with her best friend’s son. Yin Houping...
Culture
Crash Landing, I do: Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin tie the knot in Seoul
“Crash Landing On You” actors Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin got married on March 31 at the Grand Walkerhill hotel in Seoul. “We thank you from t...
Grace Kim
‘Luckily her number was the same as it was 20 years ago’: DJ Koo and actress Barbie Hsu set to marry
On Tuesday, Korean musician DJ Koo took to Instagram to announce his marriage to Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu. The two had originally date...
Jane Nam
Deaf father-in-law offers heartwarming marriage advice to son-in-law in viral TikTok
In a video shared on his TikTok account @silveryoungfam, Silver Young shows his deaf father-in-law offering heartwarming advice after Young...