China's first generation of wealthy entrepreneurs begins passing on $2.1trn to heirs, creating inheritance disputes and deepening inequality as economic growth slows.

Food history is a fascinating topic that often leads to heated debate. There is such a visceral connection to the foods we grow up eating, the foods of our cultures, that to question their origins ...

BEIJING: Li Qinrui sank into her couch, her mind still buzzing from a hectic day at the office. Outside, Beijing hummed with its usual energy, but inside her apartment, it was a different world.

"History and heritage are not just fascinating and beautiful, it's a national strategic asset — it's like having an oil well on your property that never runs out," he said. "It's a huge advantage for ...

Warmer waters in the Pacific Ocean may have brought devastating floods to the cradle of ancient Chinese civilization, ...

A scene from the historical drama Swords Into Plowshares, which has raised public interest in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (907-960) period. [Photo provided to China Daily] The recent popular ...

In this opinion piece, Vinson Xavier Palathingal argues that recent geopolitical tensions involving Iran, Venezuela, Panama, ...

It has been endorsed by Charles Burton, Canada’s former ambassador to China, and Jonathan Manthorpe, a former Vancouver Sun ...

For weeks, leaders and policy makers watched the US military build-up in the Middle East. They heard the threats of the Trump ...

In the waters off Singapore, a recently uncovered a shipwreck with a huge cargo of blue-and-white porcelain is shedding light on the storied Chinese craft produced during the turbulent era of the ...

Germany's Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) speaks during a press statement before his departure for China, in Brandenburg, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP) Germany ...

China was hermetically closed for decades after the Communist Party came to power in 1949. Even today, access to primary sources, not least party archives, remains haphazard at best. The party ...