Archaeologists in northwest China have uncovered what is believed to be the country’s only known ancient flush toilet, a ...

Google has just introduced a new feature in its Google Photos app called Me Meme, allowing users to transform themselves into ...

Architects and designers have recycled ancient practice of collecting rainwater to make buildings ecologically friendly When the legendary Taiwanese rock band Mayday were due to perform in Beijing one ...

A shopping centre in southern China has introduced glass windows on men’s toilet doors that turn transparent when people smoke. The move, which has drawn attention online, is aimed at tackling smoking ...

A man in China has been fired for taking frequent toilet breaks lasting more than an hour each time at work. The man surnamed Li, who is from Jiangsu province, worked as an engineer in eastern China ...

Today marks World Toilet Day, a day that seeks to inspire actions to tackle what the UN refers to as a global sanitation crisis, with some 3.4 billion people living without safe sanitation. In China ...

This feels like the endpoint of our ad-supported everything culture—the same logic that gives you “free” social media in exchange for your data, now applied to toilet paper. It’s like Netflix’s ad ...

WTF?! Public restrooms in parts of China are testing new dispensers that release toilet paper only after users scan a QR code and watch an online advertisement, a system that has drawn widespread ...

At the core of contemporary China is a contradiction: it’s the world’s most prominent Communist-ruled country, yet it’s found steadily increasing affluence in recent decades by embracing a degree of ...

Some public toilets in China are now requiring users to do something slightly off – and off-putting – before they can get sheets of toilet paper: watch a 30-second advertisement. Yes, toilet paper – ...