Confucius himself—Kong Zi, or Master Kong, who lived between 551 and 479 B.C.—was one of many thinkers in the early Warring ...

"Haren Arxan," Arxan's full name, means "hot holy water" in the Mongolian language. Arxan lies on the border between China and Mongolia. Arxan has long served as a gateway for cultural exchanges. It ...

Palace intrigue is a popular Chinese pastime. In many movies and TV shows, imperial princes, concubines, and other palace personnel navigate forbidden romance and murder plots while jockeying for a ...

China's one-child policy, one of the harshest attempts at population control the world has seen, forced abortions on women, made sterilization widespread and led to baby daughters being sold or even ...

Sanae Takaichi, the first female prime minister of Japan, is poised to secure an absolute majority in parliament after exit polls predicted her party winning a landslide victory in Sunday’s election.

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In the Middle Ages, punishment was meant to be seen. Criminals were locked into stocks and pillories in town centers where ...

She plays drums for fun, barely sleeps – and is enjoying a wave of popularity right now. What challenges does Sanae Takaichi face as she settles into Japan’s top job?

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Wei notes that Han Dynasty slips had strict regulations regarding dimensions: those for recording laws, those for recording ...

Historians have been reconstructing the long-lost story of two of British history's most mysterious artefacts - a pair of ...

The old international order is collapsing, and while a new one is waiting to be born, it must be built on a foundation of global cooperation and understanding, rather than national sovereignty and ...