The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a ...

In sixth-century China, a woman known to history as Empress Dowager Ling ruled over an empire called the Northern Wei.

Even though the Empress Dowager Ling’s rule was problematic and short — resulting in her assassination — she laid the foundation for other, more successful female rulers across medieval East Asia.

This year’s Spring Garden Party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens will see the Emperor, Empress, and other imperial ...

Explore the beauty of Eastern calligraphy at Art Shopping 2025. Taiwanese artist Wu Pei-Chi presents his refined works, blending tradition a ...

Elon Musk is the richest person in the world, and he recently ranked first on the super-billionaires index!Recently, the ...

Aidan O’Brien’s first domestic runner of 2025 suffered a shock reverse, with Mount Kilimanjaro having no answer to smart-looking debutant Titanium Emperor at Dundalk. Winner of a valuable conditions ...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was called to Washington this week to answer questions about Boston’s so-called “sanctuary city” status. At a Congressional hearing, she and three other blue-city ...

President William Lai (賴清德) last month announced that Taiwan would raise its defense spending to more than 3 percent of GDP. The move comes after US President Donald Trump said during his election ...

After representing her county ay five Olympics, Australian diving sweetheart Melissa Wu is hanging up her togs. But in the process of tapering off, she's been working harder than ever to set up ...

Mayor Wu sat with faith leaders on Tuesday before she heads to Washington D. C. next week to testify before Congress on Boston's sanctuary city status. A news release said the meeting was about ...

The temple is China's only shrine where a subordinate is enshrined with his emperor. Marquis Wu, or Zhuge Liang (181-234), was a legendary premier and strategist of the Shu Kingdom (221-263) during ...