Li An is living happily with his wife again, one year after they applied for divorce following endless quarrels such as who should change the baby.
Australian MPs have reignited debate surrounding the future of same-sex marriage, after conservative senators said they would vote against a potential bill even if it is approved in a plebiscite by the Australian public.
Colander-wearing members of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster could soon be legally married in New Zealand after the church was approved to hold "Pastafarian" marriage ceremonies.
Taiwan's presidential elections in January are expected to usher in a new political era, and many hope it will also see the island become the first Asian power to legalise same-sex marriage.
A new survey here in China is suggesting that while trends surrounding marriage in China have been changing, traditional values are still engrained in China when it comes to people finding a mate.
Ireland in May became the first country to adopt gay marriage via a popular vote.
Supporters of marriage equality in Finland rejoiced in November last year after the efforts behind a civil initiative, entitled Tahdon2013, eventually led to the Finnish parliament voting in favor of the legal recognition of same sex marriage.
While social media was designed to bring people together, it can sometimes drive them apart. Social media could be a leading cause behind why more Chinese people are switching their status from married to single, according to experts.
A minister in Australia's conservative government on Thursday said Australia should not legalize same-sex marriage because no Asian country has adopted it.
British academics recently launched the country's biggest ever study into the impact of same-sex marriage on long-standing wedding traditions.
More than 700 million girls under the age of 18 have been forced into child marriage, an official of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said in an interview with Xinhua, adding that the issue of forced child marriage is complicated.
A group of lawyers are calling for legislation to provide homosexual partners in China with similar legal rights to opposite-sex couples.
France will embrace its first gay wedding on Wednesday, less than two weeks after President Francois Hollande signed the law on gay marriage and adoption.
French President Francois Hollande signed the bill on gay marriage into law on Saturday after it was approved by the Constitutional Council on Friday, the president's office announced.
After lengthy and hot debate, France's legislators gave the green light to same-sex couples to marry and adopt children, the Socialists' strongest social reform that sparked series of violent protests and homophobic attacks.
Australia's New South Wales (NSW) Premier Barry O'Farrell has come out in support of same-sex marriage, local media reported on Friday.
Tens of thousands of French people on Sunday marched in the streets in Paris to voice their supports for the bill in favor of gay marriage before the debate opens next Tuesday.