Archeological discoveries and scientific analysis of materials continue to provide new insights on the transformation of the Chinese ceramic industry, in particular the development of porcelain during the Tang Dynasty, from 618 to 907. “During this period, China was the epicenter of Eurasian trade...
Art, science, history lessons combine: Museums reassess the history of Chinese art with the help of archeological discoveries like the Belitung shipwreck, laden with thousands of pieces of porcelain, as well as materials testing in art conservation...
Uneasy ties between China and India prompted analysts to scrutinize every detail of President Xi Jinping’s first visit to India and his meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Intense focus on “the border issue, overhyped business prospects and even seemingly trivial unawareness of past...
Policy hawks in India have already declared that Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to the country was a failure. Reports of border incursions by Chinese troops that overshadowed Xi’s visit and the fact that the Chinese committed to...
Renewable forms of energy gain favor with investors. “Trillions of dollars will be invested over the next 25 years, driving some of the most profound changes yet in how humans get their electricity,” reports Tom Randall, based on a report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance that forecasts global power...
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China’s officials discourage public debate about corruption, regarding it as criticism of Communist Party rule, yet some abuses of power can’t escape attention, notably those associated with Bo Xilai, the popular former party chief of Chongqing, who has received a life sentence for bribery. The...
Crime and punishment : China’s once rising star Bo Xilai given life sentence on charge of corruption (top); former Railway Minister Liu Zhijun was given a death sentence for corruption that was then suspended
NEW HAVEN: One cannot open a Chinese...
An industrial dam broke loose, releasing a torrent of toxic red sludge, left over from an aluminum manufacturing plant, over the Hungarian countryside. In minutes, the sludge transformed picturesque communities into scenes from a horror movie, with deaths, injuries, mass evacuations and threats to...
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After Russia increased the price for oil flowing into Belarus, the former Soviet republic responded by imposing a tax on Russian oil shipped through a pipeline passing between its borders, destined for Europe. When Russia refused to pay the tax, Belarus siphoned off some oil for some compensation....
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After winning a majority of Palestinian parliamentary seats in 2006, Hamas took control of Gaza in June 2007, using the position to launch rockets at Israel. Since 2007, Israel and Egypt isolated Gaza with blockades by land and sea. But supporters of Palestinians from around the globe have also...
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The Chinese philosopher Confucius lived more than 2500 years ago, and his teachings about how to live a life of purpose still resonate today. As a code of ethics, Confucianism emphasizes peaceful relationships and benevolent dictatorships through hierarchy, requiring women to obey men, the young...
It has taken almost 2,557 years, but the family tree of Confucius, the philosophical father of Asia's male dominated society, is finally going to acknowledge women. Female descendants will be recognised in a new lineage...
