Various forms of lottery have existed in China for centuries, as have attempts to ban them for reasons like the social ...

Chinese history went through the Xia, Shang and Western Zhou dynasties and the Spring and Autumn Period. Three thousand years ago in the Shang Dynasty the hieroglyphs of acupuncture and ...

The Reviewer — Martin Petersen is a CIA veteran, Asia expert, and a Cipher Brief Expert ... REVIEW — The Great Transformation is an excellent history of what the two authors, both eminent China ...

The taozhong, the earliest kind of bell, appeared in primitive Chinese society ... According to a historical record, "Bells are the leading musical instruments made of metal.

Friday's debut of new pandas at the National Zoo in D.C. is the latest chapter in a long tale of "panda diplomacy" between ...

From the beginning of Chinese medical practice ... But as the spiritual aspects of medicine faded into history, the results of treatment were attributed, in greater measure, to a physician's skill.

No matter where you live on the planet, China’s efforts to tackle climate change affect us all. This is why Carbon Brief is now sending, on Thursdays, a free fortnightly email newsletter, which rounds ...

This brief addresses China’s growing presence in West Africa by looking at its investments in infrastructure and technology, as well as security and military cooperation. China has shown interest in ...

The briefs, filed a week before oral arguments, offered sharply differing accounts of China’s influence over the site and the role of the First Amendment. By Adam Liptak Reporting from ...