Robert Foyle Hunwick

‘We’re Still Fighting the Japanese in Bed’: The strange relationship between China's oversexed anti-Japanese propaganda and its underground porn trade

China's Eerie Faux-European Ghost Towns: Located near Beijing, the mock-Alpine village of "Spring Legend" has houses, restaurants, shops—and few people. So why are Chinese developers so obsessed with building bizarre ghost towns?

Why Christmas is Huge in China: A Western festival takes on Chinese characteristics

Guys and Sex Dolls: Scenes from a Sexpo (An in-depth profile of the 10th annual Guangzhou National Sex Culture Festival)

Playboy Is Ditching the Sex and Betting on China: But the once-hot brand has moved decidedly down-market. Can Hugh Hefner save his struggling company by selling sweatsuits to Chinese grandmothers?

Over-the-Top Marriage Proposals: To put a ring on her finger in a high-stakes marriage market, it's a case of go big or go home

Miss Universal Values: China's efforts to win the international beauty contest offer intriguing insights into attitudes towards sex, beauty and gender

Serial Killers in China: How poor supervision, censorship, migratory lifestyles and easy access to victims have made China an ideal hunting ground for its many serial killers

Getting Drunk in North Korea: With crappy beer, strange nightclubs, and even bad hangovers, Pyongyang's nightlife may be the only domain in which a Westerner can find normalcy in the Hermit Kingdom.

How Chinese Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Their Military Again: The PLA has emerged from the darkness of 1989 to reclaim the hearts of the masses