Last month, Kalimpong mourned the passing of its famous citizen, Gyalo Thondup, elder brother of the Dalai Lama. Thondup ...

As China and the US raise tariffs against each other, an old video of Mao Zedong from 1953 has appeared online. A Chinese official shared it , indicating China's strong position as the trade fight ...

With Easter next weekend, here are some plants we are seeing now in stores. Easter lilies are sold as tight buds and depending on how long they have been in the store many of the blooms will have ...

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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Chai Jing's interviews appear to strike a chord back home in China, even as YouTube is blocked in the country and popular ...

Gabby Wong and Millicent Wong as Jiang Qing and Sun Weishi in ‘Shanghai Dolls’ (Marc Brenner) ...

Dr Mercy Mwangangi, one of the most familiar faces in Kenya’s COVID-19 response, has been appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the newly established Social Health Authority (SHA).

Donald Trump shifted US trade policy. He spared most allies from tariffs. Tariffs on Chinese goods increased. This move isolated Beijing economically. It set up a direct confrontation with Xi ...

Researchers at McMaster University have identified six key factors in the first three years of life that influence the trajectory of obesity in South Asian ... highlighting the need for more research ...

Set in 1930s Shanghai, in a theatre that doubles as a secret socialist safe house, we meet Jiang Qing – the future wife of Mao Zedong – rehearsing Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. Here, she meets Sun ...