As families across China calculate cost, time, and job prospects, vocational colleges are becoming a deliberate choice rather than a fallback.

At Panlongcheng, archaeologists race against seasonal rains and hostile soil to recover a 3,500-year-old city that reshaped understanding of early Chinese civilization, knowing much of it may remain forever underwater.

A youth-led design studio is putting progress before profit to help transform the fortunes of an ancient Chinese village.

After a clampdown on a popular psychoactive drug, doctors say many young people have switched to abusing a cheaper, addictive alternative.