Growing numbers of Chinese women are challenging a longstanding tradition that denies them village membership, and the lucrative payouts that go with it.

At least four people have died and thousands were evacuated after Yagi, one of the strongest storms to hit northern Vietnam, brought powerful winds and torrential rains.

The body mass index has long been criticized as a flawed indicator of health. A replacement has been gaining support: the body roundness index.

“I am a bit reluctant to call this a retrospective,” the designer says, “because I have many more years to create.”

Yagi, one of 2024’s strongest storms, hit the southern Chinese island of Hainan on Friday. It is forecast to make landfall in Vietnam on Saturday.

Beijing said the move was in line with international trends, as more countries have limited such adoptions. Many would-be adoptive families were left in limbo.

Experts believe the outcome of the race for the White House could determine how ambitious China’s climate efforts will be.

Linda Sun, a former deputy chief of staff to Gov. Kathy Hochul, used her growing influence to push the interests of the Chinese government, U.S. prosecutors say.

As the Biden administration nears a decision to block the proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel, the debate over national and economic security is being dwarfed by presidential politics.

The storm has killed at least 13 people in the Philippines and is forecast to be the strongest to hit Hainan Province in a decade.

More than 50 African leaders have gathered in Beijing for a summit aimed at projecting the influence of China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in the developing world.

Nvidia chips, which are crucial to artificial intelligence, are traded actively in China, despite U.S. restrictions, The Times found.

Plus, robot taxis — with human helpers.

John Podesta is expected to push for China to set more ambitious greenhouse gas targets.

Watch out for Good Samaritans with ulterior motives, packages in your mail and college students looking to make a quick buck, China tells its people.

A real estate collapse has made consumers cautious and businesses wary, as China confronts a crisis unlike any other since it opened its economy to the world.

Mr. Gao is being held on suspicion of slandering China’s heroes and martyrs, an offense punishable by up to three years in prison, his brother said.

Some vegetables cost more than they have in five years. Top Chinese officials have made a point of showing that they’re doing something about it.

The United States condemned the episode near Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea and reaffirmed its defense treaty with Manila.

Some current and former officials have said the 2019 F.B.I. analysis sowed doubt within the C.I.A. and parts of the Trump administration about the root causes of the ailments.

Despite war in the Middle East and political turmoil in Libya, investors are focusing on what look like ample global supplies.

The sales of intelligence agency data raised awkward questions as the nation is expanding military information sharing with the United States.

Jake Sullivan also met with China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, who said the United States should “find a correct way for the two major countries to get along.”

Entrepreneurs and venture capitalists are setting up firms across the Pacific, only to find that any investment with Chinese ties is a hard sell.

Expectations for the chipmaker have been through the roof because of its dominance in a key component for artificial intelligence systems.

In discussions in Beijing, the two sides made clear that many differences remain over Taiwan, technology export controls and trade disputes.

Crushing obligations to foreign creditors that have few precedents have sapped numerous African nations of growth and stoked social instability.

JD Vance, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, waded into a fight over plans by Gotion, a Chinese battery plant, to build a factory in Michigan.

Both Democrats and Republicans are expressing support for tariffs to protect American industry, reversing decades of trade thinking in Washington.