With pharmaceutical price gouging in the news thanks to the arrest of Turing Pharmaceutials CEO Martin Shkreli for securities fraud, Bloomberg News reports on the impact high drug prices have on ...

* China improved the daily conditions of 65.3 million urban residents who were deprived of shelter * China’s urban population living in slums fell from 37.3 percent in 2000 to some 28.2 percent in ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Kowloon Walled City was the closest this planet has ever come to having our own, real Mega-City One. Poverty, people packed in like sardines, drugs, ...

China's growing wealth gap is causing increasing concern amidst government leaders, fearful of social unrest. It's one issue that will be at the forefront of the nations annual Parliamentary session.

Mumbai is commonly referred to as India’s New York City—the country’s commercial, financial, and entertainment capital. The city accommodates more than 20 million residents; it boasts a diverse and ...

We live in an urban century. Already more than 50% of the global population lives in urban areas. The United Nations estimates that by 2030 five billion of the world’s population of eight billion will ...