These fabulous but oft-faded interiors—marked by hand-painted wallpapers, elaborate wall hangings, and sumptuous ...

Humans, ever aware of and influenced by our surroundings, have a fundamental need to define and personalize our spaces. The physical environment in which our life unfolds, whether at home, ...

Silvia Heyden created innovative tapestries that embraced Bauhaus ideals. Now, her works are on view in a posthumous New York ...

Beijing’s new ships can land on beaches and link to form massive mobile piers. Analysts say they’re intended to rapidly offload military equipment, setting the stage for a D-Day-style invasion ...

Mei Xing-Go Pei Kee marched into the second round after ousting Olympic Games champion Chen Qingchen of China, who is currently partnering Wang Tingge, with a superb 21-19, 21-19 win in 53 minutes.

The silk manuscript fragments were returned by the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art on Friday during a handover ceremony at the Chinese embassy in Washington DC. Xie Feng, the Chinese ...

The Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art on Friday officially returned the Zidanku Silk Manuscript volumes II and III to China's National Cultural Heritage Administration. The Smithsonian's ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art (NMAA) in Washington, DC, has deaccessioned from its collection fragments of contested ancient Chinese artefacts known as the Zidanku Silk ...

China convicted the former chairman of a once-highflying computer-chip conglomerate on corruption charges and gave him a de facto life sentence, concluding a high-profile case that had shaken the ...

HANGZHOU, China, May 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2025 "Chinese Hanfu Month - Celestial Craftsmanship and Heavenly Garments" launched its opening series at China National Silk Museum on May 10-11, ...

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