A timely exhibition dissects the emergence of modern ideas about gender and sexuality—and the backlash against them.

A total of 46 essays and book reviews have been compiled in the first issue, focusing mainly on the politics, economics, ...

While the original legend of Mulan speaks of a woman warrior who disguised herself as a man in order to fight in battle, the Disney version left a whole lot out. One ancient Chinese version ends with ...

DHARAMSHALA, India, July 2 (Reuters) - The choice of a successor to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhists, ...

The Tibetan spiritual leader said that his lineage would continue, and that China would have no say about his successor.

Many American schoolchildren grow up learning that Yellowstone was the world's first national park. But across the globe in ...

Siberia offers a tantalizing prize with fewer immediate risks. Its vast reserves of oil, gas, gold, diamonds, rare earth ...

The Golden Urn was introduced by the Qing dynasty of China in 1793 as a way to draw straws ... and Oidtmann writes in his book about how within a decade it “became a fairly routine part of the process ...

As the Dalai Lama nears his 90th birthday, he addresses reincarnation plans to block any successor backed by China's government.

Several highly anticipated films are adapted from renowned works, such as The Lychee Road and Curious Tales of a Temple, ...

Dalai Lama confirms that a successor will be chosen. Here’s how – and why it matters to Beijing, Washington, New Delhi.