https://www.scmp.com/rss/500192/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3146824/should-you-have-child-if-you-worry-about-environment?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3146824/should-you-have-child-if-you-worry-about-environment?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 29 Aug 2021 23:49:23 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3132624/unhappy-wives-real-housewife-using-her-fame-good-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3132624/unhappy-wives-real-housewife-using-her-fame-good-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 May 2021 08:00:15 +0000 An unprecedented war of words has erupted between Hong Kong’s official auditor and a government department refusing to accept criticism about its work. On Wednesday, the Audit Commission released a report slamming the Immigration Department’s handling of suspected fake marriages and other matters. The department then hit back at midnight saying “some people” were “recklessly” pointing fingers at the disciplined service. “The department expresses deep regret that some people, who have no... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3131630/hong-kong-watchdog-immigration-department?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3131630/hong-kong-watchdog-immigration-department?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:37:00 +0000 A government audit has found that nearly three dozen of Hong Kong’s registered civil marriage celebrants are not legally qualified, though the Immigration Department has assured couples that the weddings the officiants presided over would not be affected by the discovery. In a report released on Wednesday, the Audit Commission also called attention to the department’s huge backlog of cases of suspected fake marriages between foreigners and residents, more than 2,200 of which remain unresolved,... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3131465/hong-kong-watchdog-finds-nearly-three-dozen-civil-marriage?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3131465/hong-kong-watchdog-finds-nearly-three-dozen-civil-marriage?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Apr 2021 11:30:26 +0000 Local and regional Chinese governments are cracking down on couples file for “fake divorces” to buy multiple homes. In China, families are restricted by rules that limit the number of homes they can own – a number that varies between major cities. However, resourceful residents keen to buy into residential investment opportunities have started filing for divorce as a tool to circumvent the restrictions. In Shanghai, a person with a hukou, or permanent residency, is legally entitled to buy two... https://www.scmp.com/society/sham-divorces-are-driving-chinas-overheated-property-market/article/3119456?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/sham-divorces-are-driving-chinas-overheated-property-market/article/3119456?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Jan 2021 10:11:26 +0000 While China is modernizing fast, the societal pressure to get married continues to cling to tradition. For one, the Confucian view of marriage places the very foundation of society on nuclear family structures. And then there’s the traditional pressure to continue the family’s bloodline. Perhaps above all, parents get anxious when their children stay unmarried beyond their “shelf lives,” believing that their children are less likely to find a partner beyond their 20s, in many parts of China. So... https://www.scmp.com/identity/lgbt-folks-china-swiping-right-fake-straight-marriage/article/2155896?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/identity/lgbt-folks-china-swiping-right-fake-straight-marriage/article/2155896?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Jul 2018 06:00:30 +0000