How should women be sexy? Photo shoot featuring famous Chinese comedienne sparks feminism debate

A debate has exploded in China about how women should define their own sex appeal after one of the country’s most famous stand-up comedians was featured in a photo spread in a sexually suggestive men’s magazine. The pictures feature Li Xueqin, who became famous, in part, for her clever jokes about Chinese patriarchy, and were published...

Chinese city bans ‘vulgar’ wedding hazings after string of incidents take tradition too far

Zouping city said it wanted to make weddings civilised.Multifolds A city in eastern China has formally banned a notorious wedding tradition where guests are allowed to tease the new couple and their bridesmaids, after a series of incidents when the joke went too far. The authorities in Zouping, a city in Shandong province, issued a notice on...