The 14th Dalai Lama was only 23 years old when he fled Tibet and sought refuge in India. This happened in the face of the Tibetan uprising in 1959, which was followed by the Chinese invasion of Lhasa, ...

Siberia offers a tantalizing prize with fewer immediate risks. Its vast reserves of oil, gas, gold, diamonds, rare earth ...

In a powerful reaffirmation of faith and continuity, the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, has confirmed that he will have a ...

John Lee's team deserves credit for the work done, but must meet the challenges ahead with ingenuity and grit to finish the job The 28th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China was marked yesterday ...

On June 21, the summer solstice, the northern slopes of the Greater Khingan Mountains are bathed in more than 21 hours of daylight. This is Mohe, China's northernmost city in Heilongjiang province, ...

Recognized as one of the few cities in China to feature both a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site (the Cangzhou section of the Grand Canal) and a World Natural Heritage site (Nandagang Migratory Bird ...

On June 21, 2025, the summer solstice bathes Mohe - China's northernmost city nestled at the northern tip of China's "rooster-shaped" map in Heilongjiang Province - in over 21 hours of daylight.

From being 'forced' to accept railways 160 years ago, the republic is now a world-beater when it comes to this form of transportation.

For years, vestiges of the old city are fast disappearing under layers of concrete and high-rises. Yet, nestled amid the ...

May 26 to June 1 When the Qing Dynasty first took control over many parts of Taiwan in 1684, it roughly continued the Kingdom of Tungning’s administrative borders (see below), setting up one ...

European colonisation was harsh and lasted only a few decades. After the Qing dynasty overthrew the Ming dynasty in China in 1644, adherents of the deposed regime fled to Formosa. With help from ...