投稿者: Matt Fidler
The Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, welcomes dozens of world leaders to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin and a series of other events that will culminate in a Beijing military parade to mark 80 years since the end of the second world…
Japan’s Coming of Age Day (Seijin-shiki) is a national holiday held in January to recognise young people who have been officially recognised as adults after turning 20. Many wear formal attire, traditional Japanese clothing or suits and ties to ceremon…
A new exhibition captures the changing face of Shanghai through the past two centuries and the development of the past 30 years, from street photography to fashion shoots, from the intimacy of the lilongs to the grandeur of public facades. The exhibiti…
Demonstrators have clashed with police during protests over a national security law imposed by China, on the 23rd anniversary of the city’s handover from BritainHundreds arrested on first day of new laws Continue reading…
The Trumps are not the first to succumb to the irresistible urge to pose in front of the 17th-century mausoleum – it has struck celebrities and world dignitaries alike for decades Continue reading…