a Beijing native and founder of the Canadian NGO Educating Girls in Rural China (EGRC). “Though the living conditions in rural China in even the poorest regions have improved — food and shelter are no ...

She sat for the gaokao, China’s university entrance ... obstacles start from a young age. urban-rural divide: the differences between growing up and living in a big city or a small town, which ...

Experts say “evolving social dynamics” are reshaping traditional customs as younger generations choose new ways to spend ...

Beijing has rolled out policy frameworks aimed at expanding eldercare and dementia services for an aging China but it is ...

“What we also find for those living in rural communities is that they may often have to rely much more on their chosen family or informal support groups, so sometimes we find…more tight-knit social ...

As standards of living have risen, betrothal gifts can now cost hundreds ... and pension subsidies. Across China, a top-down campaign has been launched against exorbitant bride prices alongside lavish ...

“After three days without power the house is literally like living in an ice box,” he said. The family home, like swathes of rural Ireland, was just no longer habitable, he said. With no ...

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on Friday that the Economic Survey contains much for the Modi government to ponder over ...

The nation’s cybersecurity agency has played a critical role in helping states shore up the defenses of their voting systems, ...

Among China’s traditional holidays and celebrations ... changes in family structure and function. Millions of rural children are living with their grandparents or relatives, while their parents ...