China is becoming more sexually liberal – if you are a man

As well as these unequal social norms, the Chinese job market still rewards men more than women. This means in later life, ...

China’s new condom tax will prove no effective barrier to country’s declining fertility rate

The Asian giant is grappling with a dramatic population decline, with a fertility rate of 1.0, well below the 2.1 replacement ...

China’s ‘condom tax’ sparks backlash as Beijing struggles to reverse population collapse

China introduced a 13% tax on contraceptives while exempting childcare services as the global superpower battles sustained population decline and aging demographics.

China’s Russian Town Has Log Cabins and Cyrillic Signs, but No Russians

Enhe was once home to thousands of ethnic Russians. Under Xi Jinping’s push for ethnic unity, little remains beyond nostalgia ...

Aimed at the growing number of young Chinese who live alone, a new app asks: 'Are you dead?'

A new, wildly popular app among young Chinese people is definitively the latter. It's called, simply, “Are You Dead?" In a ...

Dom Amore: Tia Chan continues to stonewall in goal for 5th-ranked UConn women’s hockey team

Goalie Tia Chan is leading UConn women’s hockey to new heights. She’s leading the nation in save percentage for the ...
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Revisiting the 1999 Women's World Cup With Briana Scurry, Joy Fawcett

The Spun recalls the Americans' groundbreaking victory with two superstars of yesteryear for its "Then and Now" magazine.

There’s a sinister reason women feel the need to butcher their faces… But there’s more to life than fillers and Botox

Behold the natural, unadulterated face of a 69-year-old woman and try not to recoil in horror. And yes, that is sarcasm. It’s ...

Greenland biathlete pursues Olympic dream while anxious about ‘terrifying’ threats to her homeland

Greenland biathlete Ukaleq Slettemark is used to the stress of competing on the world stage as she tries to qualify for the ...

CPC in global eyes: CPC ‘clearly charts the direction and goals for the future’: Indonesian volunteer

Chinese President Xi Jinping has pointed out, "to understand China today, one must learn to understand the Communist Party of ...
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China's one child policy ended 10 years ago but birth rates remain low

Ten years after China ended its one-child policy, fertility rates have not bounced back. NPR speaks with journalist Cindy Yu about what this means.