Many of these women endured torture and a few chose suicide for defending their reputation. Their being abused was regarded as a humiliation by later generations of historians in ancient China. This ...

Except for the last nine countries listed in the table—Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Estonia, Latvia, and Japan—the other 29 countries currently enjoy a 15-day ...

India's toy industry is experiencing a resurgence, reducing imports from China and boosting domestic production. However, ...

Coin of ancient Greek Queen of India, Agathoclea Theotropus. Image Credits: CNG Coins via Wikipedia, CC-BY-SA-3.0. Unlike kings, there have been only very few queens throughout world history who have ...

A new study has revealed evidence of rice beer brewing dating back approximately 10,000 years at the Shangshan site in Zhejiang Province, China. This discovery sheds light on the ancient roots of ...

While Trump contemplates a White House return, China's decades-long investment... Save my User ID and Password Some subscribers prefer to save their log-in information so they do not have to enter ...

“The primary issue is that Chinese households have experienced their first sustained loss of wealth in a generation,” says Ernan Cui, China consumer analyst at Gavekal Dragonomics. “This has ...

Liu He, though he was promptly removed from office in only 27 days, left behind one of the largest “treasure trove” of artifacts, earning his tomb a prestigious spot as one of China’s top ...

Archaeologists have found a white marble statue of a woman wearing a royal crown under the walls of an ancient temple and suspect it may be of the famous Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII. The dig also ...

“On Top of the Pyramid: The Civilization of Ancient Egypt” is on view at the Shanghai Museum in China through August 17, 2025. Get the latest stories in your inbox every weekday.

Simply sign up to the Chinese economy myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Xi Jinping has pledged that China will meet its ambitious GDP growth target of 5 per cent this year and ...

China has opened an antitrust investigation into American chipmaker Nvidia, the world’s largest provider of processors that power artificial intelligence, according to Chinese state media.