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The first Chinese-American movie star's struggle for acceptance in the land of her ancestors.
by Ned Kelly, 14 January 2021
Meet the enigmatic Shura Giraldi.
by Ned Kelly, 11 January 2021
The ad men follow on from the mad men.
by Ned Kelly, 04 January 2021
Chairman Mao proclaims 'We too have two hands, let us not laze about in the city.'
by Ned Kelly, 22 December 2020
Statistics released in 2010 show at least 273,400 were killed by the earthquake in Gansu, with Haiyuan losing 73,604 people, nearly half of the county’s entire population.
by Jonathan Zhong, 16 December 2020
The quaint little pieces of art have an interesting backstory, one which weaves together the history of tobacco, royalty and art in China. Today, inside-painting of snuff bottles is...
by Alistair Baker-Brian, 11 December 2020
An inside look at the Japanese takeover of Shanghai's International Settlement, which began on December 8, 1941.
by Mark Felton, 08 December 2020
South African leader's close links with the Middle Kingdom.
by James Griffiths, 05 December 2020
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