Society

The abandonment of the one-child policy in China is a momentous change.

One night last spring, two veteran photojournalists working in Beijing came up with an interesting idea.

Chinese officials will be able to impose a prison sentence of up to seven years on a person convicted of creating and spreading “false information” online.

China has reportedly dropped its long-standing one-child policy, which was first enacted decades ago in an effort to curb overpopulation.The current population rests at around 1.4 billion after having the policy in place for over 35 years. Only time...

Economists will be watching to see whether it sets ambitious or moderate growth targets.

China’s Communist Party brought to an end the decades-old “one child” policy.

Intrepid urbexers are wandering through the industrial wastelands of China.

It was to be my first parents meeting at Zhoushan’s most elite high school.

Women who smoke, drink and dress provocatively are more likely to be raped.

"I think that my fate cannot be separated from literature."

Hong Kong is home to the happiest people in Greater China, closely followed by Taiwan, according to Tencent.

Wait for some evidence before assuming that only bad can come from good relations.

The large gap in private wealth has limited significance.

"If you wanna know what China's gonna do, best pay attention to the shisanwu."

When Chinese leaders convene this week for a four-day meeting on the future of the country’s economy, the biggest news might have to do with babies.

“No one is forcing anyone to accept ‘one wife, many husbands!’ ”

It was morning in the lakeside village of Luoshui here in southwestern China.

"If China is developing on their side of the territory, we should develop on our side."

Mark Zuckerberg knows how to court Chinese users.

While political and security matters dominated headlines, Xi’s U.S. trip was actually driven by economics.

Under Mao, China promoted socialist equality for women, but the market-reform era has left many commodified in a country where mistress can be a career choice.

China's transformation from an agrarian economy remains a work in progress.

Chinese people have a "sacred mission" to ensure Taiwan is always considered part of China.

China's education system is robbing its young people of the chance to become unique individuals.

It may sound like a spendthrift’s dream vacation: being “forced to shop.”

Extravagant eating and drinking, and abuse of power, are also formally banned.

Confucius peace prize chairman defends decision to give award to leader accused of using systematic violence to maintain power.

China's human rights record has been criticised for years.

Western pundits have a narrative about China’s activities in Africa.

“It was like watching propaganda.”

“A common perception is that China is supporting Chinese enterprises to acquire land abroad as part of a national food security strategy.”

China's President Xi Jinping is receiving a ceremonial welcome by the Queen as he begins the first full day of his visit to the UK.

More than 1.2 million people die in traffic accidents every year across the world.

China is making progress on women’s issues, but anyone trying to publicize remaining issues faces a serious backlash.

Xi’s Chinese Dream is protean.

Armed with only knives, the assailants struck at the coal mine in the dead of night.

The Duke of Cambridge is to deliver a speech on the illegal ivory trade for broadcast on Chinese state TV.

You can almost smell the sea air from here, at the point where China, Russia and North Korea meet.

China Railway International Co. Ltd and a consortium of Indonesian state companies will build the rail line from Jakarta to Bandung.

Lanzhou, China — The first thing you notice is the dust.

The basic question before voters in next year’s poll is whether they will still exist as a country.

Crown Publishing Group announced that it will publish a memoir by the artist in the spring of 2017.

Watch the country’s culture ministry get eviscerated on social media.

Vietnam said that a Chinese vessel rammed into and sank one of its fishing boats near disputed islands in the South China Sea.

Xiaomi is the most important phone manufacturer you've never heard of.

Scientists in southern China have discovered human teeth dating back at least 80,000 years.

Wolf Totem is a spectacular film, but its soul is missing. That's just how Beijing wants it.

A state visit next week is expected to spark a new era in bilateral ties.

New rules may require some Chinese shows to delay broadcasts by as much as six months.

When Li Yaqin was 16, she ate what her family could scavenge.

China has crossed another economic threshold.