Senior Prostitution: Empty Nesters and an Emerging Twist on an Old Trade

Very few – if any, at all – ever take time to think of the sex lives of the elderly.  It is a highly sensitive matter – not actually taboo but often times too “weird” to even consider.  It is played for a few jokes on film and television, but apart from most people seem …

Wives of Homosexual Men in China - A Disadvantaged Group

“Homo wives (同妻)” are wives of homosexual husbands. It is estimated that more than 80% of the approximate 20 million homosexual males in China are married or will marry females. Therefore, there are more than 16,000,000 Chinese women are now homo wives or homo wives-to-be. The “homo wives” phenomenon can hardly be found in countries …

Food Safety Issue Again; This time: Trans Fat

The past few decades have been very good to China. Economic progress since the late 1970s has brought prosperity at breakneck speed to China’s doorsteps. Although the improvement remains uneven (pockets of prosperity in the country’s coastal areas exist while other provinces suffer extreme poverty), it cannot be denied that China is entering an era …

Rui Chenggang’s Aggressiveness Generated a Buzz in the Chinese Cyberspace

On November 12, 2010, U.S. President Obama invited questions from the Korean media in a press conference for the G20 summit which was held in Seoul. Rui Chenggang, anchor and reporter from China Central Television (CCTV), stood up and said “I’m actually Chinese but I think I get to represent the entire Asia”. His behavior has …

Still Toxic: Father Protesting China Tainted Milk Scandal Jailed

In 2008, news of tainted dairy products from China broke through the barrier and shocked both domestic and international consumers. Approximately six infants died and 300,000 children were taken ill after their ingestion of milk tainted with melamine – a substance usually used in the production of plastic. When mixed with milk or other dairy …

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