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MAZAIKEWALE, Pakistan (AP) — Sold by her family as a bride to a Chinese man, Samiya David spent only two months in China. When she returned to Pakistan, the once robust woman was nearly unrecognizable ...

GUJRANWALA, Pakistan — Muqadas Ashraf was just 16 when her parents married her off to a Chinese man who had come to Pakistan looking for a bride. Less than five months later, Muqadas is back in her ...

Nepalese authorities have intensified a crackdown against illegal cross-border matchmaking following revelations that brokers ...

China is rolling out a slew of measures to promote marriages and boost birth rates. In 2022, China's population started shrinking for the first time in six decades. The trend has spurred renewed ...

Officials say online brokers are promoting Nepali women to Chinese men, prompting detentions and official warnings.

SEOUL, South Korea — After fleeing North Korea to avoid extreme poverty and oppression, the young woman allowed a stranger to arrange a marriage for her with a rural Chinese farmer because she had ...

In the villages outside of Handan, China, a bachelor looking to marry a local girl needs to have as much as $64,000 – the price tag for a suitable home and obligatory gifts. That’s a bit out of the ...

GUJRANWALA, Pakistan – Hundreds young women from Pakistan's small Christian minority have been trafficked to China as brides in recent months as their impoverished community is targeted in an ...

TAIYUAN, China — Liu Haisheng went looking for a few good women last month. Not for himself, but for his 35-year-old uncle, who complained about not being able to find a mate. After scouting around, ...

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