In China, the case of a college sophomore who was elected village chief has focused attention on a new policy to encourage educated youths to serve in rural areas. The policy's aim is to improve local ...

YUGOULIANG, China — As the top Chinese official in this village, Lu Wenzhen had a problem. The young people had all moved away. The elderly farmers left behind were ailing. His aging hamlet needed ...

...nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. (Matthew 5:15). Twenty five years ago, my hometown was known far and wide as a wicked ...

This is the first article in “Recovery” — a series of reports on how communities across China are attempting to move on from three years of strict pandemic-control measures. Read part 2, part 3, part ...

It's the kind of artwork you'd expect to see celebrating Mao Zedong, Vladimir Lenin or Kim Il Sung. But this isn't Communist propaganda that harks back to Cold War days. The simple mural of Xi Jinping ...

High in the mist-shrouded Himalayas, a winding mountain road opens to a clearing in the pine forested valley, revealing rows of uniform Tibetan-style houses, each topped with a Chinese flag.

This week begins a beloved Minnesota summer tradition, where 3,000 kids from 50 states immerse themselves in learning at the Concordia Language Villages. Most of the learning occurs at the main campus ...