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Women in America are obsessed with mahjong. What does the craze say about the cultural moment we're in?

The Washington Blade this week welcomed Alexis McLean as its fall intern. Alexis is studying political science at the ...

Texas moms and surrogates say lawmakers can sharpen protections for both parties in contracts and regulate surrogacy agencies, but caution against severely limiting the practice.

US trade representative Jamieson Greer has a level-headed reputation but commerce secretary Howard Lutnick and White House adviser Peter Navarro also have key roles ...

Tourism workers and travellers reveal the habits that can leave locals reaching for the earplugs, from holiday drinking and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The Chinese billionaire Xu Bo has allegedly fathered more than 100 US-born children through surrogacy agencies reportedly ...

What started as a business dinner between local officials and executives celebrating a lucrative real-estate deal has sparked public outcry in China, after two men were accused of sexually assaulting ...

A stand-up comedian, considered one of China’s most influential cultural figures, has been placed under investigation and had performances cancelled after he joked about a communist party song. Guo ...

The emergence in China of a bourgeoisie has not led to democracy, as many hoped. But it has fuelled a leisure industry ...

A breathtaking plunge in an elevator down the side of a canyon has opened, drastically increasing capacity and making what was once a six-hour round trip even shorter. It's now down to around 30 ...