China to Tax Condoms and Contraceptives as It Grapples With Plunging Birth Rate
China will start taxing condoms and other contraceptives for the first time in three decades, as it searches for ways to lift one of...
Chinese firms gear up for Russia’s reopening amid talks aimed at peace deal
Chinese cross-border e-commerce entrepreneur Andy Guo has just opened two warehouses covering a total of 5,000 square metres (53,820 sq ft) on the outskirts...
New Hong Kong polling stations praised but few ethnic minority voters use them
Published: 8:57pm, 7 Dec 2025Updated: 9:48pm, 7 Dec 2025 More than 20,000 Hongkongers – mostly civil servants – signed up to cast their ballots...
Civic duty drives some Hongkongers to vote, while others drawn by incentives
Published: 8:57pm, 7 Dec 2025Updated: 9:00pm, 7 Dec 2025 Some Hongkongers have said they took part in the Legislative Council election out of a...
Indonesian helper’s terrifying 3-hour ordeal as fire ravaged Hong Kong estate
Published: 8:01pm, 7 Dec 2025Updated: 8:04pm, 7 Dec 2025 An Indonesian domestic helper has recalled how she and her employer’s elderly parents huddled together...
Millions of E-Bikes Pile Up, 90% of Stores Close—China’s New Standard Ignites Anger in 300 Million
Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT2kPBcD6tXn8TP_aV7BmgA/join #chinaobserver All rights reserved. ⭐You can support us at: https://donorbox.org/china-observer-supporting-independent-news ⭐For business cooperation, please contact...
‘Virginity battle’: Chinese women caught between old and new sexual values
A research project about changes in family life over three generations has found that traditional values still play a key role in sexual relations...
India regulator faults airline CEO amid severe disruption
Indian regulators held IndiGo’s chief executive accountable for the severe disruptions that have roiled the country’s biggest airline in recent days, faulting the company...
Why top German diplomat’s China trip aims to manage rivalry but won’t reset ties
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul’s trip to China this week signals a mutual desire to resume high-level dialogue amid mounting economic and geopolitical tensions,...