In 2014, Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou and his wife paid a fine of $1.2 million for having a third child, which was against ...

China’s government steps in to address dwindling birth rates, following years of leaving the issue to local authorities.

KABUL, Afghanistan—For six hours every day after school, Nahideh works in a cemetery, collecting water from a nearby shrine to sell to mourners visiting loved ones’ graves. She dreams of becoming ...