| Shaadi.com, one of India's largest internet brands and the world's largest matchmaking website, has picked Singapore as a springboard to tap into the Southeast Asian matrimonial service industry estimated to be worth billions of dollars. It is estimated that in Southeast Asia, there are more than 400,000 singles of Indian origin who are of marriageable age of 24 to 35. And if each of them were to spend US$5,000 on a wedding, the matrimonial services in this region would be worth US$2b. To tap in... | Only 12% of South Africans have used the Internet to find love. This is compared to 29% of the French and 21% of Filipinos interviewed in a global survey about dating perceptions, use of the Internet to find a romantic partner and the level of success that they have had.
Synovate surveyed 4 368 people from South Africa, Brazil, France, Korea, the Phillipines, Singapore, Romania and the United States. Over one third of those interviewed who aren’t online daters believe only “desperate people” us... | SINGLE men are being offered the chance to show their animal instincts for love in a speed-dating night at Edinburgh Zoo.
Organisers are hoping that the venue will help couples to find love at the lemurs, or romance at the rhinos.
The 19 April event has proved popular with the female of the species - all the ladies' tickets have been snapped up.
Mel Jarron, a director of the Silver Card company which is organising the event, said: "Edinburgh Zoo is a great location for a singles night.
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