Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged US$110 million for female empowerment worldwide as the Global Leaders' Meeting on Women got ...

BEIJING (AP) — China’s one-child policy, one of the harshest attempts at population control the world has seen, forced abortions on women, made sterilization widespread and led to baby daughters being ...

In the run-up to the Global Women’s Summit slated for October in Beijing, which will mark the 30th anniversary of that city’s influential 1995 U.N. World Conference on Women, some WeChat accounts ...

Launched in 2009, it quickly became the nervous system of China’s civic sphere. Before Weibo, feminist organizers could hand out newsletters or hold a small meeting but never get on state TV; ...

Thirty years after the landmark Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995, promised to advance women’s rights and empowerment ...

In China, a social phenomenon is gaining momentum: many women are voluntarily choosing to live in female-only spaces, away from male gaze and social pressures. According to a report by the media ...

China’s past birth control policies have resulted in a smaller cohort of young people entering marriage age. The “one-child” policy implemented in 1980 restricted most couples to a single child until ...

BEIJING/HONG KONG, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called for greater representation for women in politics and government at a global women's summit in Beijing, a move he ...

In 1995, the Fourth World Conference on Women of the United Nations was successfully held in Beijing. The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, adopted at the conference, has since become a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beijing has rejected claims that Chinese authorities detained and harassed an Indian national born in a disputed border region, ...

In the lead up to the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, we are featuring one National Olympic Committee (NOC) a day who will compete. Next is Team People’s Republic of China. Team People’s ...