China is preparing one of its most sweeping pro-natalist policy shifts in decades. Beginning next year, the government will cover all out-of-pocket medical expenses related to childbirth, as Beijing intensifies efforts to slow, and eventually...

TL;DR China has executed Bai Tianhui, a former top executive at China Huarong International Holdings, for taking more than $156 million in bribes. Unlike most corruption-related death sentences in China, which are typically suspended and...

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two-day visit to India has drawn strong reactions across world capitals, but the most notable praise has come from Chinese state media. At a time when the United States is pushing...

The United States’ decision to halt sanctions on China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) has sparked new debate over how Washington balances national security with economic stability. The move—reported by the Financial Times—comes amid an...

China is facing an unusual and potentially dangerous situation aboard its Tiangong space station: three taikonauts from the Shenzhou-21 mission are currently stranded in orbit after their designated return capsule was used by the previous...

What is the “rat people” trend? A growing number of young adults in China are embracing a new lifestyle movement called “rat people,” a term spreading across social platforms like Weibo, Douyin, and RedNote. The...

Mountain crash triggers collapse of Hongqi Bridge in Sichuan A massive landslide in China’s Sichuan province caused the Hongqi Bridge, a newly completed mountain bridge, to partially collapse just weeks after it opened to traffic....

Russia’s much-hyped debut in the field of humanoid robotics turned into a viral internet spectacle after its first AI-powered robot, AIdol, crashed on stage during a live demonstration in Moscow. The incident, which occurred on...

In a stunning escalation of digital-era geopolitics, China has accused the United States of stealing $14 billion worth of Bitcoin through a covert cyber operation. The allegation centers on the 2020 hack of LuBian, a...

When Police Knocked on the Door in Hampstead When British police raided a luxury mansion near Hampstead Heath in 2021, they expected to find evidence of money laundering. What they didn’t expect was one of...