Oracle bones were often made from tortoise shells, as in this photograph, and from the shoulder blades of oxen. According to archaeologists, a fortune teller would carve a question into the bone with ...

Incredibly well preserved dinosaurs at China fossil site were thought to have been buried in huge volcanic eruptions, similar to the Mount Vesuvius that covered the city of Pompeii 2,000 years ago.

In 1978, China began implementing its reform and opening-up policy, marking the start of its integration into the global ...

The inaugural World Conference of Classics, jointly launched by China and Greece, themed "Classical Civilizations and the ...

A Chinese rover has found new evidence to support the theory that Mars was once home to a vast ocean, including tracing some ...

The Gandhara art persisted until the 7th century and had some influence on the Buddhist sculptures seen in China and other ...

Photo: Xinhua The obesity rate among Chinese adolescents surged from 0.10 percent to 8.25 percent during the 34 years from 1985 to 2019, with adolescents from rural areas facing greater nutrition ...

So far, preelection voting across the country is down significantly from this point four years ago, when a record number of voters turned out before Election Day amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

A massive rollout of wind and solar power across China may mean the country’s emissions peaked in 2023, in what would be a historic turning point in the fight against climate change. China’s ...

But pay for 18 to 20 year olds will rise by £1.40 an hour from £8.60 to £10.00 – the largest increase in the rate on record. It will mean an extra £2,500 a year for younger fulltime employees.

Scientists have managed to reconstruct the face of a Sudanese princess mummified and buried in Egypt 2500 years ago. Thanks to modern technology, the woman's face came to life in a digital format.

The government also pays fishermen for four fuel loads a year to keep them on the water. It is quietly dredging and expanding small islands it occupies near China’s built-up outposts.