Most facilities operate between 5am and 10pm and typically have one attendant with a cleaner visiting two or three times a day. In any urban metropolitan setup, public toilets are a basic civic ...

The new move has been introduced at the men's toilet cubicles in Shenzhen's Shuibei International Centre and Shuibei Jinzuo ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “They’ve got to provide a moment of respite,” says architect Eddie Blake about the two new projects his ...

Authorities in China's Xinjiang region are threatening to detain residents over downloading, listening to and sharing ...

Tech companies are collectively spending billions to turn the age old sci-fi trope of humanoid, general-purpose robots into ...

Employees at a neighbourhood committee in China have resorted to printing out images of their colleagues’ faces and using them as masks to circumvent facial recognition clocking-in systems, shocking ...

Emmanuel Macron has warned Beijing that Europe would be forced to retaliate with “strong measures” against Chinese goods – including punitive tariffs modelled after US policy – if a trade imbalance ...

The pandemic created uncertainty about the upcoming school year, so we chose an outdoor school. The school offered unique opportunities and a learning environment where my kids thrived. They missed ...

A Chinese shopping center is sparking a heated debate for its high-tech bathroom windows that expose indoor smokers.

Relief could soon be on the way for New Yorkers searching for a public bathroom. The City Council is voting Thursday on legislation that would require one public restroom for every 2,000 residents by ...

Although measuring just 470 sq ft, the former public toilet block is set on a spacious, lawned and wooded plot with views over the surrounding White Peak countryside. The property lies within the ...

China's exports to the United States dropped sharply this year in the face of President Trump's tariffs — but the country is still finding plenty of customers elsewhere around the world. Customs data ...