A 31-year-old man from Jiangsu Province frittered away over 6 million RMB ($940,800 USD) in Beijing. The money was sent to him by his parents, who thought he was at Oxford University pursuing advanced studies. more ›

The super wealthy in China have been getting a lot of press lately over whether they will cough any of those billions up for the greater good. But where do they spend their money when/if they aren't donating it? Luxury brands. From cars to watches to cologne, the super wealthy in China definitely have a taste for the super luxury. And where better to focus that taste than on their children? more ›

Did you know that the one-child policy has been in effect for almost three decades? With the 30th anniversary approaching, Marketplace has an amazingly comprehensive feature on the vast social changes erected by this sweeping regulation - how it affected parents, the children themselves and all of society. They even have a quiz (test all you know about the one child policy!) and this handy infographic above (made even more handy by little info pop ups when you click on certain years). Worth a look, definitely. more ›

19 local college students took their lives last year, according to a Shanghai Education Commission study, one of the first of its kind to list the seven causes of death for college students. more ›