Cultures across the globe have their version of utopia: the Garden of Eden, Elysium, Shambhala. In the heart of Eurasia, ...

By the mid-19th century millions of Chinese people ... He successfully befriended Chinese peasants, boatmen, guides and porters. It would stand him in good stead for what was to follow.

Who’s the notorious founder? How did a major heist take place in broad daylight? What are those mysterious vetting committees ...

The military’s murderous tactics in defence of the mining giant’s profits caused outrage, with people taking to the streets of Obuasi town in protest and setting fire to several buses.

Ahead of the start of the Year of the Book, former President Toomas Hendrik Ilves appeared on the ETV2 show "Plekktrumm," to ...

The 19th century fall in the French birth rate is generally attributed to a Napoleonic law that required division of a man’s land among his heirs and hence prompted French peasants to have fewer ...

At the end of the 16th century, the country was pacified by Lord Nobunaga, who disciplined the samurai and put an end to the ...

The true cost of the immigration policy can be measured in the generations of Chinese Americans who were never born.

Wuxia films ruled Hong Kong cinema in the 1960s, and saw another burst of success during the 1990s. The 21st century has seen its fair share of effects-laden wuxia films, especially in mainland ...

The Sacramento History Museum unveiled an exhibit on Chinese Americans' contributions to California history. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As Lunar New Year celebrations take place across the region, a new ...