TELEGRAPH.CO.UK — May 26 — An Australian dating service Meet a Mining Man is being launched with the promise to play matchmaker between gold miners and "gold diggers". It is targeted at fly-in, fly-out workers, who spend weeks at a time in dusty mining camps. The dating service will be launched this week in Western Australia, the state profiting most from the sale of iron ore and other minerals, including gold, to China. FULL ARTICLE @ TELEGRAPH.CO.UK
Category: All Worldwide (non UK/Euro/US)
Matchmakers To Introduce Quality Certification System In Tokyo
TMC NET — May 23 — A total of 2,871 complaints over marriage services
were filed with the National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan in 2007,
surging about 80% from 2000. An industry association set up by eight
major marriage-services, including O-net Inc. and Zwei Co will
introduce a system to certify their quality of service. Under the new
system, companies will be checked if their service is meeting a service
guideline compiled by METI and the industry association. According to
METI, an estimated 370 to 3,900 firms are providing marriage services,
with service content ranging from traditional meeting arrangements to
Internet-based matchmaking. About 600,000 people are said to have used
the services of these companies. FULL ARTICLE @ TMC NET
FastLife Speed Dating In China
PRESS RELEASE — May 22 — FastLife Speed Dating, the international singles events service, is set to launch in China on 31st May 2008. FastLife will invite Zhenai.com's (China's leading online dating website, formerly known as 96333.com) eight million registered members to participate in stylish speed dating events in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou.
The full article was originally published at Fast Life website, but is no longer available.
Mark Brooks: Speed dating is popular in China. Irena and I spent 2 months in Shanghai last year after the Asian Internet Dating Conference. The main challenge for Chinese idating companies is monthly billing. Very few Chinese users have credit cards. So dating sites bill via cell phones. However, the government effectively halved the maximum amount that can be charged on a recurring basis…from ~$3 to ~$1.50 a month. 96333.com is run by Dr Song Li, a frequent, vocal and very knowledgeable attendee of the internet dating conferences.
Marco Koeder On Mixi Internet Dating In Japan
OPW — May 9 — Marco Koeder, Executive Manager of Cybermedia, talks about what the Japanese do for internet dating in Japan at the Asian Social Networking and Internet Dating Conference.
Marco Koeder On The Use Of Avatars In Japan
OPW — May 9 — Whilst at the Asian Social Networking Conference in Tokyo today, I asked Marco Koeder, Executive Manager of Cybermedia, about the use of avatars on Asian SNS.
Older Japanese Go Online In Search Of Love
REUTERS — May 1 — A small but growing number of older Japanese singles, have turned to online matchmaking services in search of someone to their "second life". "When you reach my age, the scope of your activities shrinks and you can only meet people within a narrow circle," said 62 year old, retired, Kawamura. "If you want to go outside that circle, you don’t know how." Since Match.com launched in Japan in 2004, it has grown to over 840,000 members, with the fastest growing segment in the over 50 set. "It used to be considered that people aged 50 and over didn’t talk about love. People would say, ‘No way, you’re too old’," said Match.com Japan President Katsuki Kuwano. "These days, it’s become acceptable for people in that age group to talk about marriage and love." FULL ARTICLE @ REUTERS
Matchmaking Institute Opened South East Asia School
PR WEB — Apr 11 — Founded in 2003, the Matchmaking Institute (New York) will share its experience and analysis of the industry with the Matchmaking Institute (S.E.A.). This creates relevant matchmaking training and certification that is available and accessible to all in Asia. Specifically, the services that they offer include: training that allow individuals to become Certified Matchmakers™; link current singles to Certified Matchmakers™ and provide certified matchmakers with a network of peers and support. FULL ARTICLE @ PR WEB
Dating Thai Girls & Guys In Bangkok
ROAD JUNKY TRAVEL — Mar 29 — Men of all sexual orientations will find something to love in Thailand. It is filled with gorgeous women having traditional backgrounds and a new love for western fashion. Thai women love their men clean and sporting the look of wealth so polish up before you go. Homosexuality is an open part of most Thai culture. Transvestites and beautiful “lady-boys” are common in society.
The full article was originally published at Road Junky Travel, but is no longer available.
Hong Kong Dating – Yellow Fever
OPW — Mar 15 — The stereotype of the shallow, wealth seeking woman is slowly slipping away in Hong Kong. Many women now make as much as men and share in the expenses of the date though some are still very traditional. Usually shy, most women from Hong Kong will not approach men so expect to put in some effort. Beware the overly flirtatious women however as she might expect to be paid at the end of the date.
Dateline.co.uk Goes Live on WhiteLabelDating.com
WHITELABELDATINGBLOG — Feb 13 — Dateline, the
UK's first national dating agency, has chosen WhiteLabelDating.com to power their new generation online dating site.