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Sexual Offenses Against Minors Rising in China, Says Government

Supreme Procuratorate says China will continue a zero-tolerance approach against such crimes.

Across China, A Frenzy to Get Ahead on Labor Day Travel Plans

As of Feb. 28, hotel bookings for the five-day holiday in May soared 14,400% compared to the same period in 2019.

Chronicler of China’s Working Class Dies at 75

Wang Yuwen, Chronicler of China’s Workers, Has Passed Away

A miner in Fushun, Liaoning province, 1983. Beginning in 1966, Wang, who died Saturday, spent decades recording the lives of blue-collar workers across China. Wang Yuwen/China Photographers Association

On the Surprising Logic of China’s Bride Prices

How to Price a Bride

Indeed, the poorer a prospective groom, the higher a bride price his family is expected to pay. Conversely, the higher a groom’s family’s status or wealth, the lower the bride price.