The first time Chen Shaohua went missing and was picked up by police, the 68-year-old’s family put it down to confusion.
Poornima Weerasekara
China & Mongolia correspondent at @AFP.
‘Talking Movies’: The Chinese Cinema Bringing Film to Blind Audiences
Every Saturday, Zhang Xinsheng travels two hours for a movie date with friends, navigating Beijing’s confusing subway system with his white cane and a speaking map that screams directions on his mobile phone.
March of the Elephants: China’s Rogue Herd Spotlights Habitat Loss
A mammoth trek across southern China by a herd of elephants that has captivated the world with their playful antics has thrown a spotlight on the loss of their habitat and conservation challenges.
China’s Two-Child Policy Means More Babies Named after Mum
When Wang Rong gave birth to her second son, she reminded her husband of a promise he made even before their wedding: to let her pass on her family name.
China Targets Abusive Land Grabs, Forced Evictions in New Law
Farmers in China have faced forced evictions and illicit land grabs for decades — sources of social unrest that the government is finally trying to address in a major shake-up of its property law.
Man Abducted as Child in China Reunited with Parents After 32 Years
A Chinese man kidnapped as a toddler 32 years ago has been reunited with his biological parents, after police used facial recognition technology to help track him down.
Demand for Mental Health Workers Surges Amid Virus Lockdown
Allegations of affairs, revelations of membership of religious sects: South Korea’s openness about infected patients has been key in its fight against the coronavirus but raised uncomfortable questions over privacy and stigmatization.
Citizens Battle to Save China’s Most Critical River
Water has been a source of death as well as a source of life for a generation in Shenqiu, a region fed by a tributary of China’s heavily polluted Yangtze river and pockmarked with notorious “cancer villages”.