Ram Setu, or Adam’s Bridge, is a 48 km long limestone shoals connecting India’s Pamban Island (Rameswaram) to Sri Lanka’s ...

China has raised objections to two Bangladeshi textbooks and the map on the Department of Survey’s website, claiming that ...

Civilization 7 gives players the option to win the game through the Culture they build up. These are the best Wonders to make ...

Were you told that gold mining in southern Africa started after 1852 ? Or that the export of iron, steel, copper and gold began in the late 19th cent ...

a staple in Sichuan cuisine in China’s southwest, was only introduced in the 1570s by foreign sailors, which then led to the creation of now-famous spicy dishes. Despite this, many ancient ...

Maps are ubiquitous—on phones, in-flight and car displays, and in textbooks the world over. While some maps delineate and ...

The number of new marriages recorded in China fell to a record low last year, despite sweeping government efforts to encourage young people to tie the knot and have babies to halt demographic ...

February 6 marks the fifth anniversary of the death of Dr. Li Wenliang, a young ophthalmologist at Wuhan Central Hospital whose attempts to warn colleagues and the public of an emerging ...

As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returns from a week-long trip to Washington, toting a fantastical and radical Gaza plan from the American president, he finds a country at a crossroads ...

No arrests have been made, but those questioned must follow confidentiality rules. Rights groups warn China is expanding its pressure tactics by targeting activists' families and former colleagues.

Her Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction (2012) tells the story of literary culture’s key role in the resilience of Chinese social and political institutions. From ancient historical ...

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