Netflix's Good News may play out like a dark comedy, but it is inspired by the true story of a hijacking that shocked Japan ...

Since the 1990s, Professor He Guimei has been researching constructions of China across contemporary literature. In her ...

Sometime after his coronation, Emperor Lê Lợi was boating across a peaceful lake in the center of Hanoi. The war was over. The people rejoiced. The sword, however, remained at his side, just in case.

It’s definitely refreshing and exciting to see the ‘it’ costume of the year, for people of all backgrounds, being a female ...

Confucius’s direct descendants were repeatedly honored with noble titles in China, and his birthplace Qufu became a major ...

"Promoting traditional culture must not come at the expense of folk belief," he says. Guan Yu's elevation, he explains, ...

Travel has overtaken luxury vehicles as the primary symbol of having "made it" among mass affluent Americans, according to the Forbes Research 2025 Mass Affluent Survey. We polled more than 1,000 ...

At least one state in the union has designated fried calamari as an official symbol. Can you match these concepts to the state that they honor? Women’s groups in the states made the selections, and ...

TOKYO—Monkey D. Luffy is a rubber-bodied pirate who battles tyrannical governments as he and his motley crew sail across the ocean. In recent months, young protesters in Asia, Europe and the U.S. have ...

Seen in the streets of Paris, in the violent protests of Nepal and Indonesia, and now in the hands of Filipinos, a familiar pirate flag is becoming a rising symbol for protests worldwide. It doesn’t ...

Elon Musk's attendance at Charlie Kirk's memorial service in Arizona sparked significant attention, primarily due to his reunion with Donald Trump. The duo was seen chatting amicably, signaling a ...

The federal government is introducing new legislation that would create “a new crime of hate” in the Criminal Code, outlaw the promotion of hateful symbols like the Nazi swastika that cause harm, and ...