Is China鈥檚 population falling?
China鈥檚 population stands at 1.4 billion. But now, for the first time in over 60 years, it鈥檚 expected to start declining. What are the reasons behind this?
The numbers of people living in the most populated country in the world is expected to start falling this year, for the first time since the great famine more than six decades ago. There's concern about what that means for the global economy, but what do people in China think? 91热爆 Chinese editor Howard Zhang explains why the 3-child policy hasn鈥檛 worked.
Afrocentrism
Njoroge Muigai of 91热爆 Nairobi recently visited a Kenyan primary school with a difference; it takes an innovative, Afrocentric approach to learning.
Fortune-telling in Thailand
91热爆 Thai has been asking why fortune-tellers are still so widely consulted in Thailand. They interviewed popular fortune-tellers and found out from younger clients why they seek consultations. Sucheera Maguire explains.
A visit to Delhi's Lodi Gardens
Suhail Haleem of 91热爆 Delhi takes us to the Lodi Gardens to look at Mughal monuments and contemplate India's relationship with its Islamic past and present.
My Arab Adolescence
91热爆 Arabic has given young people across the Arab world a platform to talk openly about the challenges they face, including taboo topics around mental health, in a podcast series for teenagers called My Adolescence. Presenter Karima Kouah shares their stories, and tells us what she hopes the series will achieve.
(Photo: Chinese babies in cots. Credit: Gong Bo/VCG via Getty Images)
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Fifth Floor
Global stories from the 91热爆鈥檚 40 Language Services, with Faranak Amidi