The number of new marriages recorded in China fell to a record low last year, despite sweeping government efforts to encourage young people to tie the knot and have babies to halt demographic ...

February 6 marks the fifth anniversary of the death of Dr. Li Wenliang, a young ophthalmologist at Wuhan Central Hospital whose attempts to warn colleagues and the public of an emerging ...

No arrests have been made, but those questioned must follow confidentiality rules. Rights groups warn China is expanding its pressure tactics by targeting activists' families and former colleagues.

The highly anticipated pan-Indian film Kannappa, starring Vishnu Manchu, has just secured a powerful musical collaboration. T-Series, India’s leading music label, has officially acquired the ...

MILL CREEK — Kamryn Mason doesn’t even want to be here. Well, at least not for too long. The Lake Stevens junior took just 37 seconds to win the 110-pound division at the WIAA District 1 Girls ...

Photo by Tanaphong Toochinda on Unsplash China does not include the debts of state-owned enterprises into its accounts. These businesses, which are controlled either by the central government or by ...

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Baghdad was the seat of the Abbasid caliphs from the eighth century. In 1248, however, Genghis Khan’s grandson Möngke became great khan of the Mongols and resolved to extend his sway to the Middle ...