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Case goes to Chinese court involving woman forced to have a late term abortion.

Jennifer Noveck starts to explore the contrasts between stereotypical US and Chinese approach to abortion, and unsurprisingly starts to raise contrasts between countries, ideologies and cultures, and then realises all isn't what it seems.

Six months into her third pregnancy Arzigul Tursun, part of the Uyghur minority here in Xinjiang, was detained against her will for a forced abortion. International pressure has led to her release, but why did it have to come to that? What is the solution to family planning for minorities in places like Xinjiang?

Interesting piece about birth control pills in China

Sasha (Ling Li) is part of the new youth generation of China, unbeholden to traditions and history, always trying to find themselves in the present moment. An exchange student in Nebraska, Sasha is pregnant after a one-night stand with Yang, a young man she knew briefly in Beijing. He was a nan dan, a male actor who specializes in female roles in the Beijing Opera.

Under China's strict birth-control laws, Wai Ling, 19 and her boyfriend, 21, are too young to get married, and without being married they can't register their daughter's birth. They could bribe a state official to turn a blind eye, but that would cost far more than they could ever afford - half a year's salary of £1,300. The alternative of a court appearance and swingeing fine for having an illegal child would be equally ruinous - so Wai Ling feels she has little choice but to sell her newborn baby to a child trafficker.

South Korea and China have agreed to cooperate to prevent a possible nuclear test by North Korea amid increasing reports citing suspicious activity in the communist nation, Seoul's presidential security adviser said Friday.

More quakes for poor Sichuan area - AGAIN! Three killed and about 100 hurt after earthquake strikes.

China has agreements with more than 80 countries but will not let Canada have an "Approved Destination Status" agreement.

There are two reasons for this hurt on Canada's tourism industry and ...