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Michael S./Flickr Valentine's Day's Biggest International Haters
From Saudi Arabia to Japan
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Yuriko Nakao/Reuters Japan May Force Its Workers to Take Vacation
An existing law requires companies to give employees paid time off. A new one would make them use it.
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Guang Niu/Reuters Hong Kong: The View From a Tiananmen Protester
"If you make one step toward, no one can push it back, not even half a step."
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Bobby Yip/Reuters Why Hong Kong's Protesters Have Their Hands Up
Demonstrators, some of whom have never heard of Ferguson, show their peaceful intentions with their palms.
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Tyrone Siu/Reuters Behind China's Crackdown on Celebrity Drug Users
How Jackie Chan's son became a casualty of the "people's war" on narcotics
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Stringer/Reuters Transformers 4 and the Perils of Backfiring Product Placement
Some Chinese advertisers are unhappy with how they were portrayed in the film.
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Reuters/Andrew Wong A Student Leader on Tiananmen: 'Collective Memories Can't Be Killed'
"There really is no tradeoff needed between civil liberty and human dignity, and being fed," Shen Tong says.
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Beawiharta/Reuters Does Growing Rice Make You Less Individualistic?
Agriculture shapes psychology in China's wheat- and rice-growing regions, a new study suggests.
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Marko Djurica/Reuters Where the World's Refugees Go (and Where They Shouldn't)
As rich countries erect immigration barriers, asylum-seekers are fleeing to poorer countries where they're less likely to build a better life.
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HBO Game of Thrones - Sex and Violence = 'European Castle Documentary'
What happens when HBO's notoriously explicit show gets the Chinese censorship treatment
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Aly Song/Reuters What Wedding Rings Say About China's Economy
Golden rings are more accessible than ever for the average Chinese couple.
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Stringer/Reuters China Has Launched the Largest Water-Pipeline Project in History
But is the South-to-North Water Diversion Project creating more problems than it solves?
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CCTV via YouTube China Just Aired a TV Program 7 Times Bigger Than the Super Bowl
The bad news for Chinese: This year's Spring Festival Gala was as boring as the football game.
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Carlos Barria/Reuters Meet the Chinese Tycoon Who Wants to Buy The New York Times
Chen Guangbiao, who last made headlines by selling cans of fresh air, believes that he will obtain the newspaper—even though it isn't for sale.
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Bobby Yip/Reuters China's Booming New Industry: Death
In a country where cremation was once mandatory, wealthy Chinese now turn to “death care services” companies that offer opulent memorial packages.
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Claro Cortes IV/Reuters Sex Workers in China Still Endure Forced 'Re-education'
Although the government recently banned the controversial form of punishment, something similar remains in place for the country's prostitutes.
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AP Will a Tiny, Submerged Rock Spark a New Crisis in the East China Sea?
South Korea's expanded air defense identification zone now encompasses Socotra Rock, which also falls within the Chinese and Japanese zones.
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Reuters How Should Western Leaders Approach China?
Joseph Biden's criticisms of Beijing contrasted sharply with David Cameron's conciliatory tone. Who had the right idea?
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Reuters Joseph Biden to the Chinese: Stand Up to Your Government
The vice president's jocular style and unpretentious manner have made him a popular figure in China. But were his comments wise?
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dguttenfelder/Instagram screenshot Brief Glimpses of Everyday Life in North Korea
The country's emerging middle class—as captured through one photographer's iPhone
