The 1960s' 'Man From U.N.C.L.E.' is coming back with old-school style,...
LONDON — On a misty October evening at the Old Royal Naval College, on the set of Guy Ritchie's "Man From U.N.C.L.E.," Armie Hammer climbed out from behind the steering wheel of a cute, little...
View ArticleThe desperate hunt for Li Heping, China's missing human rights warrior
Two lawyers have embarked on a Kafkaesque quest to find one of China’s best-known human rights attorneys, missing after a Communist party crackdown ...
View ArticleChina officer gets suspended death sentence for graft
A senior Chinese military officer has been handed a suspended death sentence for corruption after he was exposed as owning dozens of homes, gold statues and luxury liquor, state media said. The...
View ArticleRestored Ming Dynasty porcelain put on display at Palace Museum (Beijing...
(Source: Beijing Municipal Government) About 160 pieces of porcelain considered not good enough for China's royal court and shattered 580 years ago have finally made their way to the Forbidden City. An...
View ArticleRestored Ming Dynasty porcelain put on display at Palace Museum
About 160 pieces of porcelain considered not good enough for China's royal court and shattered 580 years ago have finally made their way to the Forbidden City. An exhibition at the Palace Museum...
View ArticleChina prepares to ordain second bishop with Pope's approval
By Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING (Reuters) - China is preparing to ordain a second bishop with the Pope's approval, the spokesman for a Catholic diocese said on Tuesday, a possible sign of easing relations...
View ArticleChina preparing to ordain second bishop amid signs of thaw in ties with Vatican
China is preparing to ordain a second bishop with the Pope’s approval, the spokesman for a Catholic diocese said on Tuesday, a possible sign of easing relations between the Chinese government and the...
View ArticleChina's move to cut currency reverberates in global economy
BEIJING (AP) -- China's bold move Tuesday to sharply devalue its currency threatens to squeeze exporters around the world whose goods will likely become comparatively costlier than many Chinese...
View ArticleShanghai's Cfi picks up Locarno title 'Kaili Blues'
Shanghai-based China Film International (Cfi) has picked up worldwide rights to Chinese filmmaker Bi Gan’s Kaili Blues (Lu Bian Ye Can), which receives its...
View ArticleCfi picks up Locarno title Kaili Blues
Shanghai-based China Film International (Cfi) has picked up worldwide rights to Chinese filmmaker Bi Gan’s Kaili Blues (Lu Bian Ye Can), which receives its...
View ArticleAn Irishwoman’s Diary on Waterford’s women writers
The urge to write has been a steady pulse in the lives of Waterford women over the decades, their words still ringing out and dazzling today. This month a stream of writers will visit the home of Molly...
View ArticleChina's move to devalue currency could reverberate globally
BEIJING (AP) -- China's surprise move Tuesday to devalue its currency has intensified concerns about the world's second-largest economy, whose growth has reached a six-year low. It may also fan...
View ArticleChina's 'sky eyes' help protect world heritage Angkor Wat
Think heritage protection, and the restoration and conservation of historic sites comes to mind. Crowd control and on-site monitoring to limit visitor numbers are also common measures. Now China's eyes...
View Article7 decades after WWII, many praise Germany, scorn Japan
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Both nations brutalized continents. Both slaughtered and abused tens of millions of people. But while Germany is held up as a paragon of post-World War II reconciliation,...
View ArticleChina to ordain pope-approved bishop
China is preparing to ordain a second bishop with the pope’s approval, the spokesman for a Catholic diocese said yesterday, a possible sign of easing relations between the Chinese government and the...
View ArticleChina’s First Drone War Is Here
The United States is not exactly happy about Beijing’s drone proliferation. But, in this one case, it’s been strangely helpful. Shop ▾ The United States is still by far the world’s leader in the field...
View ArticleWomen forced into prostitution in WW2 hope for apology from Japan
By Jack Kim and Kim Kyung-Hoon SEOUL (Reuters) - As many as 200,000 Korean women were forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War Two, but Kim Bok-dong is not hopeful that Japanese...
View ArticleWhat the world is reading this summer
Will Russian supersleuth Erast Fandorin be able to help Scotland Yard crack a spate of London murders? Answering that question is occupying more than a few fans in Russia who’ve packed the latest novel...
View ArticleHaunted doll at home in Key West museum
Watching the world go by, Robert the Doll sits in a locked plexiglass case at the Fort East Martello Museum. But is the secured case a protection for this one-of-a-kind doll? Or is it for the safety of...
View ArticleVictorian heroines: surprisingly strong-willed, empowered and rebellious
Detective fiction, steampunk adventures and historical fantasies – so many Victorian stories have amazing heroines. They’re wonderfully rebellious, strong-willed, defiant and adventurous. They’re...
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