Climate Change: Why There Is Hope for the Future

Talks of climate change and shifting weather patterns have largely been focused on the negative in recent times, such as the wildfires of the Amazon or Australia, record carbon dioxide emissions, rapid melting of glaciers, and so on. However, not everything is all doom and gloom. There are some positive developments with regard to climate ...

Armin Auctor

Clouds across the world's land masses.

How to Maintain Your Health During the Winter Solstice

The principle for maintaining health during the winter solstice is to keep storing yang qi while protecting yin qi in the body. The intake of sodium should be reduced and life and work should be taken at a slower pace.  As the coldest time of the year has arrived, your body will slow down too. ...

Helen London

A winter landscape.

Raising Retirement Age? Not a Good Idea in China

In China, the retirement age for men has been set at 60 years. For women, the limit is fixed at 55 for those who work in white-collar jobs and 50 for blue-collar workers. In 2018, the administration proposed that the retirement age be increased by one year for every three years for women and every ...

Armin Auctor

A retired Chinese man.

How China Could Help Heal the Wounds Created by Its One-Child Policy

In 1979, China introduced the one-child policy that banned couples from having a second child. Though the policy is not in effect at present, the consequences of the program have been devastating for many. These include women who were forced to kill off a prospective child, to the abandoned kids who were adopted across the ...

Max Lu

A young Chinese girl.

You Did What With My Donation? When Donors Feel Betrayed by Charities

New research shows that when people learn a charitable donation they earmarked for a specific project was used for another cause, they feel betrayed — and often punish the charity. Those donors were less likely to give money to the charity in the future or do volunteer work for the organization. They also were more ...

Troy Oakes

A sculpted hand.

China’s Beauty Boom Has a Dark Side

China’s beauty industry has seen massive growth in recent years. The burgeoning middle-class population combined with economic prosperity resulted in a huge class of people who had enough disposable income to spend money on expensive beauty products. However, it seems as if the Chinese obsession with beauty has gone a bit too far. Obsession with ...

Max Lu

China's beauty boom.

Pakistan Tries to Shush Investigation on Sale of Brides to China

The government of Pakistan is reportedly silencing an investigation on the sale of poor women to Chinese men as brides. China is one of the biggest lenders in the Islamic country. As such, the administration has decided to turn a blind eye to the issue rather than risk losing access to future funds.   Selling ...

Max Lu

A Pakistani woman with her child.

A Christmas Gift from Korea?

Earlier this month, a top North Korean official warned that it would send a “Christmas gift” to the United States. Though it was not made clear what the gift would be, security experts believe that it might be a missile test. North Korea has set a year-end deadline for its nuclear negotiations with the U.S. ...

Max Lu

Hwasong-16 Intercontinental ballistic missiles of North Korea.

The Number One Word Australians Use to Describe Their Values

Every country has a set of values that they identify with, which becomes the core aspect of the culture that the region produces. In Australia, people value honesty more than anything else, according to a recent report by the Australia Talks National Survey (ATNS). Australian values In their survey, ATNS asked a simple question — ...

Max Lu

Australia's Opera House at night.

Eat Sauerkraut for These Health Benefits

Sauerkraut is a fermented dish from Germany. Made from cabbage, it has a unique sour flavor that is the result of the fermentation process by different types of bacteria. Consuming cabbage in the form of sauerkraut is a good way to protect yourself from various medical conditions like autism, diabetes, cancer, arthritis, Hashimoto’s disease, and ...

Raven Montmorency

A head of cabbage.