The Opium Wars weren’t just about drugs they were about power, profit, and empire. This video series breaks down how ...

The Opium Wars of the mid-19th century were fought between the Western powers and the Qing dynasty, which ruled China from 1644 to 1912. Two wars took place, both fought essentially over the illegal ...

In an early case of industrial espionage, Robert Fortune disguised himself as a local and took tea leaves and the secrets of ...

US News: In a revealing interview on the Joe Rogan podcast, Kash Patel, the new FBI Director, unveils the alarming reality of the fentanyl crisis in America, describing it as a form of chemical ...

After the loss in the First Opium War, also known as the Anglo-Chinese War, the Qing government had to sign the Treaty of Nanjing that gave Britain and subsequently other Western powers like ...

The exhibits at the Opium War Museum in Humen include "opium paste" that fueled mass addiction in China in the early 19th century. [Photo by Satarupa Bhattacharjya/China Daily] The Qing government ...

In September, China will solemnly commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance ...

Op-ed views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author. A 2012 U.S. Senate investigation documented that the British bank HSBC laundered billions for the Mexican […] ...

Earlier in the day, addressing the state event to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2025, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said that Delhi Police have arrested at ...

What began on this day in 1843 ended in a strange form of decolonisation. The UK handed over a territory to China, not by ...

Vincent Namatjira, contributors include Lisa Slade and Nici Cumpston, Thames & Hudson, 256pp, £45 (hb) Vincent Namatjira hit ...

From being 'forced' to accept railways 160 years ago, the republic is now a world-beater when it comes to this form of ...