virtualreview

china: news and opinion

'Tycoon,' 'beauty' banned from marriage ads

WORDS describing wealth and appearance can't be used in marriage-seeking advertisements in Zhengzhou City, capital of Henan Province, according to a new regulation issued by the city's civil affair bureau. The regulation will take effect next month,... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Thu, Oct 18 2007

see also:

29 Jun 07 visit Zhengzhou  »  YouTube videoZhengzhou, Henan Province, 689km SW of Beijing, 998km NW of Shanghai. Zhengzhou, a sprawling industrial city of 7 million,and Zhengzhou is a major railway junction between the Long-hai railway (east-west) and the Jingguang railway (north-south...
18 Oct 07 visit Honest ads  »  Shanghai Daily WORDS describing wealth and appearance can't be used in marriage-seeking advertisements in Zhengzhou City, capital of Henan Province, according to a new regulation. The regulation stipulated that match-making agencies can't use words such as "tycoon,...
05 Sep 07 visit Stray Dogs on Increase in Zhengzhou  »  china.org.cn More stray dogs are expected to be on the streets in downtown Zhengzhou, Henan Province, when a new regulation on pets takes effect on October 1.
23 Feb 08 visit Marriage fraudsters targeted by police  »  Shanghai Daily FRAUDSTERS suspected of using fake ID cards and other documentation to make a marriage registration will be detained and punished by law, according to the Beijing Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau. Last year, the bureau detected 386 cases of marriage...
16 Jan 08 visit Honeymoon over in Zhengzhou  »  People's Daily Fewer people are getting married and more are getting divorced here in the capital of Henan province, according to official figures. The Zhengzhou civil affairs bureau yesterday published its social indicator statistics for last year, wh ...
23 Feb 08 visit Beijing strengthens measures to ward off marriage fraud  »  People's Daily Marriage fraudsters suspected of using fake ID cards and other documentation to make a marriage registration will be detained and punished in conformity to the law, according to the Beijing Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau. Last year, ...

« Today's Stories