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For more than 40 years, China has placed strict limits on the number of children married couples could have in an effort to preserve limited resources and drive the country’s economic growth. But confronted with a current “demographic crisis,” China’s childbirth restrictions appear to be easing. Nicole Acevedo of NBC…
Although media coverage of anti-Asian attacks in America seems to have slowed over the last few months as the delta variant of the COVID-19 virus has taken over the headlines, that doesn’t mean the violence has gone away. Despite Congress passing legislation to combat anti-Asian hate crimes, it has, unfortunately,…
A Chinese seafood provider based in Fiji will no longer import its tuna into the U.S. after authorities discovered that its crew was subjected to forced labor while working on the ship. Ben Fox of the Associated Press has reported the action is “part of an increasing effort to keep…
Dolce & Gabbana is facing backlash from racist ads that promoted a Shanghai fashion show featuring the luxury brand’s collection. And, racist comments posted on co-founder Stefano Gabbana’s personal Instagram account have caused celebrities to withdraw support for the brand. The series of ads mocked a Chinese model struggling to…
Boeing (a DiversityInc Noteworthy Company), China’s leading provider of commercial airplanes, projects a demand for 7,240 new airplanes in the country over the next 20 years valued at nearly $1.1 trillion dollars. Boeing’s annual China Current Market Outlook (CMO) was released today in Beijing, with total airplane demand rising 6.3…
German automotive company Audi has come under fire for airing a sexist commercial that compared women to used cars and also reinforced Asian stereotypes. The ad was created by Ogilvy & Mather, according to Ad Age. Ogilvy’s board has 37 members, and only seven are women. Audi has a board…
No matter where you are in the world, people are looking for ways to maintain and improve their health. In China, Abbott (No. 14 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) is responding by expanding the company’s research and development (R&D) efforts with the grand opening of a newly built,…
In the 10 years Zhang Bin has been an ophthalmologist, he’s performed hundreds of cataract surgeries. Yet he saw there was still tremendous need for improved access to eye care among the 8 million people living in and around Shenyang, where some of his patients travel three hours for treatment….
