Asian History
An Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Funeral Fit for a King
For the first time in more than 70 years, Thailand is saying farewell to its monarch
The View From Pyongyang: An Exclusive Look at the World's Most Secretive Nation
One photographer journeyed into North Korea to catch a unique glimpse of a country under a dictatorship
The Secret Lives of Cannibal Stars Revealed, Thanks to 15th Century Korean Astronomers
For the first time ever, astrophysicists observe the entire life cycle of a binary star system
The Surprisingly Important Role China Played in WWI
In turn, the peace talks that ended the war had an enormous impact on China's future
The Speech That Brought India to the Brink of Independence
Although the 1942 'Quit India' movement was hardly peaceful, Gandhi's 'Do or Die' address inspired a nation to unify against its British colonizers
This Taiwanese Museum Just Digitized Its Massive Collection of Chinese Art
70,000 images are available for download via the National Palace Museum's website
Why North Korea Needs an Enemy Like America to Survive
The nation’s complicated history hinges on three words that explain the totalitarian regime's behavior
The Peculiar Story of Giraffes in 1400s China
During China's short-lived golden age of exploration, two giraffes came to the imperial court
The Smithsonian's Curator of Asian Film on Where Spike Lee's Oldboy Fails
The Sackler Gallery's curator Tom Vick wonders why Hollywood directors and producers even bother remaking films when the originals were so excellent
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