In a society where speaking about mortality is thought to bring misfortune, one company is trying to confront it head-on ...

BEIJING - As the Communist Party of China continues to tighten its grip on the regulation of religion and religious activity, a human rights group is reporting that officials are disrupting religious ...

BEIJING -- The Chinese government has revised a set of regulations on funeral and interment services, with the aim of ...

Granddaughter of introverted grandma who had few friends offers gifts, travelling expenses to thoughtful strangers who came ...

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese officials are launching a campaign to crack down on stripteases and other lewd shows that have become popular at funerals in some rural areas, the Ministry of Culture said ...

With Tomb-Sweeping Day around the corner, Chinese-Americans are getting ready to honor their ancestors and mourn their deceased loved ones. The tradition is still there, but has taken various forms at ...

Lavish funerals are an important part of rural Chinese culture, but one ceremony in northwest China costing over 10 million yuan (US$1.5 million) has raised the question as to whether the age-old ...

BEIJING – The Chinese government said on Thursday it will not send an envoy to Pope John Paul II's (search) funeral due to its long-standing policy of refusing to recognize states that have diplomatic ...

Anyone familiar with China knows that it’s a crowded place. Houses are getting smaller and more expensive, traffic jams can last longer than ten days, and city subways have staff on call during rush ...