Money pressures are forcing women to offer cheaper services, further adding to Kabukicho’s attraction, shelter says.

Hospitals in their city refuse to treat her, so parents quickly transport her to a hospital in Beijing, about 200km away.

Tropical Hainan province has defied sceptics and rewarded investors with China-grown durian, but it ‘simply cannot compete’ with booming imports from Southeast Asia.

While Thailand dominates durian sales in China, sales of the Malaysian fruit have grown tenfold from last year, industry ...

The militants have rejected a proposal for another temporary truce, seeking a deal to end a war in exchange for the release ...

The US president has clashed with the Federal Reserve chair over interest rates, threatening ‘termination couldn’t come ...

Zelensky said his country would reciprocate if Moscow’s forces observed the truce, and proposed extending the ceasefire ...

Victims lament a lack of police help to resolve their cases, while sex educators call for a change in gender attitudes to ...

Companies say demand for renovation work is soaring and younger customers are also willing to spend at an earlier age to prepare for safer retirement.

Fu Wa and Feng Yi, who have been in Malaysia for 11 years, will be replaced with a new pair under Xi Jinping’s freshly signed ...

Chief executive’s delegation will visit Hangzhou and Ningbo to set up ‘specific cooperation mechanism’ with mainland Chinese ...

As government aides are investigated, there is alarm over Beijing’s intensifying efforts to undermine Taiwanese authorities ...