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AS Watson, which is nearing its 185th annivesary, has almost 17,000 outlets in 31 markets, including mainland China, Malaysia, Turkey and even Ukraine.

The bestselling author returns with an account of how her homeland has changed – and the personal costs of fame

Millions of people of Chinese origin are nationals of countries other than China and they don’t back Beijing.

His latest book, The House of Doors, is a decade-shifting story that delves into tragedy, cultural dissonance and memory loss.

In the collection of the Australian War Memorial there is a photograph of four men in a North Korean prisoner of war camp, taken in the winter of 1952-3. Australian airman Ron Guthrie is in the group. He had been in captivity since August 1951.

The turmoil in Russia unleashed by Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner Group has drawn rapt attention in capitals throughout the world, but probably nowhere more so than in Beijing. The reason is not only that Russia is a trusted partner for China, but also that there are clear historical parallels between Russia…

High stakes examinations have been a feature of Chinese life for thousands of years.

The 19th century reformer's influence on 20th century progressives, conservatives, and libertarians

Somerset Maugham appears as a flawed actor in a colonial morality play inspired by his classic short story