The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a ...

In sixth-century China, a woman known to history as Empress Dowager Ling ruled over an empire called the Northern Wei.

The recent incident involving an older Malay-Muslim man and his physical assault of a younger Chinese man who was eating in ...

Taiwan’s happiness formula finds unique expression in our integration of traditional values with modern aspirations. Unlike societies that have rejected tradition for modernity, or those rigidly ...

China approved the world's largest hydropower project to begin construction, citing the economic benefits and need to shift ...

The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) and the Taichung City Government received bomb threats this week, as the Shen Yun Performing Arts dance troupe began its tour of Taiwan in Keelung on Thursday.

Property tycoon Lee Shau Kee’s older son Peter remains single at 64 after his father ended his first romance, while his ...

The pempek restaurants in the Plaju neighborood were full to the gills in early March. Palembang chefs pulverized mudfish caught from the Musi River into subtle variations of the historic city’s ...

Thailand plans to legalise casinos within large entertainment complexes, aiming to create jobs, boost state revenue, and ...

Even though the Empress Dowager Ling’s rule was problematic and short — resulting in her assassination — she laid the foundation for other, more successful female rulers across medieval East Asia.

As Iranians celebrate the Persian New Year, explore the fascinating calendars still used around the world—shaped by sun, moon ...

Amit Sharma “To understand the Himalayas is to understand the pulse of the Earth itself” a famous quote by the Indian ...