In ancient China, tremors were seen as cosmic warnings of misrule. China was also more advanced than the rest of the world at ...

The number killed in the quake is sure to rise in a swath extending from China’s Yunnan Province south to the Thai capital of Bangkok.

Funerals are of great importance in China, and the extravagance of one's funeral and tomb was once used to judge the filial ...

Anuradhapura is the capital city of North Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka and lies 205 km north of the current capital Colombo. The city came up ...

An ancient wasp may have zipped ... BMC Biology and included researchers from Capital Normal University and the Beijing Xiachong Amber Museum in China. It's unclear when the wasp went extinct.

While most tourists visiting Laos head to the ancient royal city of Luang Prabang, the capital Vientiane with its temples, ...

With 25 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Japan is ideal for those who like to explore the historical and environmental aspects of ...

The military has rules and laws and hierarchy and a chain of command. But undergirding it all is trust—trust that higher-ups ...

Dutch, Portuguese, Chinese and other foreign merchants dwelled ... AFP / Getty Images Rakhine’s Buddhists also claim ties to the ancient capital. Mrauk U was the center of their unique heritage ...

Chinese tea, food and language, the Great Wall of China and Xian's Terracota Army are some of what China is famous for.

At the turn of the 3rd century CE, China descended into civil war as the court of the Han Dynasty was torn apart by ...

A rescue team in Mandalay, the city closest to the earthquake's epicentre, tells the BBC they "are digging people out with ...