On June 25, 1950, more than 135,000 North Korean troops invaded South Korea, starting the Korean War that cost millions of ...

Designer Samuel Yang, whose inspirations range from Anita Mui to the Soong sisters, is defining the future of Chinese ...

This work is included in the Provenance Research Project, which investigates the ownership history of works in MoMA's collection.. 1889, Vincent van Gogh, Arles, France. April 1889 - January 1891, ...

The Board of Regents publicly backed Smithsonian leader Lonnie G. Bunch III and called for nonpartisanship after Trump attempted to fire a museum director.

Malayalam television actress Malavika Wales received an extraordinary birthday surprise from her makeup artist, Rajesh, a devoted fan. Rajesh stunned the cast and crew of 'Meenu’s Kitchen' by ...

The Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-shek and the Struggle for Modern China By Jay Taylor Harvard University Press 722pp £25.95 . Even in the rapidly widening field of modern Chinese history, it is unusual ...

Rasta has done it again with another celebrity portrait that has left South Africans fuming. The Zimbabwean artist, Lebani Sirenje, unveiled his portrait of the late Presley Chweneyagae at his ...

When Sir Basil Gould attended the enthronement of Tibet’s new Dalai Lama in 1940, it was obvious history would be unfolding before his eyes.

Chiang Kai-shek chose Zhongzheng, which implies the qualities of uprightness, rectitude and orthodoxy, for himself. The name, glorifying the former dictator, is all around us. All street names in ...