| TAIPEI : Fewer marriages, fewer babies and many more singles - Taiwan is facing the baby blues as more young people are opting to stay single. They're single, attractive, and looking for love through social gatherings like these, but marriage is still a long way Where love is concerned, 28-year-old Jody and her friends sing a very different tune from their parents' generation. "I enjoy singlehood, I'm in no rush. But you still have to find opportunities (for love)," said Jody Cheng, an executive... | The number of marriages grew last year at its fastest rate in 10 years. The belief that the year 2006 on the lunar calendar will bring luck to those who got married encouraged couples to tie the knot.
The National Statistical Office (NSO) reported Tuesday that the number of marriages totaled 332,800 in 2006 _ an average 912 couples tied the knot every day.
Marriages had been decreasing since 1996, but have picked up from 2004.
They increased by 5.2 percent last year, the biggest growth sin... | According to a new study, even women in their 60s, are unhappy with their weight and body shape, and a small percentage suffer from full-blown eating disorders.
The Austrian researchers say that although anorexia, bulimia and other eating disorders are usually considered to be the domain of mainly young women, there has been some evidence that body-image issues and eating disorders also affect women in middle-age and beyond.
The researchers found that among 475 women 60 to 70 years old, 60 per... |
