A former actress who grew up in poverty, she was one of the most hated women in modern Chinese history for her role in the ...

‘I want to tell those girls like me, suffocated by family and marriage, not to give up. Just hold on a little longer, and ...

China's first generation of wealthy entrepreneurs begins passing on $2.1trn to heirs, creating inheritance disputes and deepening inequality as economic growth slows.

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Alongside South Korea’s rapid modernization, women's lives have been profoundly transformed. Korean women continue to face ...

The number of births in China, which has one of the world’s lowest fertility rates, fell by 17 percent in 2025.

Under a new “ethnic unity” law, Mandarin Chinese must now be the language of teaching. Parents must guide their children to love the Communist Party. Neighborhoods should be mixed.

Filmed in Chengdu, China, this area shows how traditional Chinese architecture is used to house modern luxury stores like Omega and Breguet. The contrast between wooden heritage-style buildings and ...

In 1978, on the eve of China’s economic take-off, the average household’s assets were worth barely $1,500 in today’s money. Now, that figure has reached about $170,000, a hundred-fold real increase.

Sign up for our newsletter about national security here. The urge to visit Beijing has gotten stronger lately among allies of the United States. Canadian Prime ...