More tie the knot with spouses from overseas

Marriages registered in China between Chinese and overseas residents have increased for the past three years and the trend is expected to continue amid increased globalization.

About 55,000 Chinese registered marriages to foreigners or Chinese from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan with civil affairs departments in 2013, a rise of 12 percent compared with three years ago, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

It did not give details such as the Chinese gender proportion in these marriages, or overseas spouses' ages or place of origin.