A cross-dressing garbage collector has won national sympathy after his house was burned by a fire and he was subsequently ridiculed by both news commentators and video site Tudou. more ›

A 14-year-old boy is the only pupil studying at a village school near Dandong (丹东) in Liaoning province. His surname is Feng, and he is HIV-positive. He has been suffering from discrimination by his fellow villagers, and was rejected by the local elementary school. However, in the elementary school set up specifically for him, he enjoys complete freedom from discrimination. This is because there are only two people in the school: Feng, who is 14 years old, and Wang Lijun, 63 years old who teaches Feng and plays with him. more ›

Finally some good news on the gender imbalance front, if only in Shanghai. It seems that the city's population officials are increasingly optimistic about the boy-girl ratio now that it's implemented specific policies for migrant workers, the most likely group to contribute to the dearth of female infants. These policies include enhanced education, subsidies and more training opportunities for girls, as well as a ban on fetus sex checkups and abortions after 7 months (yes, China allows third-trimester abortions normally) unless there's a medical reason. Now officials say, more migrants are giving up the traditional "boys are best" mentality. more ›

China recently released a bunch of military recruitment posters, and amongst the various shots of men standing next to army trucks, people marching and weapons being weapon-y, this particular one caught our eye for its exuberance. more ›

Women in China have it rough. Between being sold for 300 yuan, being dug up as corpse brides, and that pesky gender imbalance, a report has now come out stating that gender discrimination is widespread in the Chinese workplace. more ›