At times, his reasoning is confused. Having, to his credit, noted that approval ratings of president number five, Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) dropped below those of his predecessor Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁), Copper ...
From 1949 to the 1990s, the Kuomintang ruled the island of Taiwan, first under Chiang Kai-shek and then under his son, Chiang Ching-kuo. The Chiangs and the KMT ruled with an iron fist, which makes ...
Gyalo Thondup, was suffering from age-related health issues. He passed away peacefully. His funeral will be held on Tuesday ...
Chiang — a son of former president Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石), who had implemented party-state rule and martial law in Taiwan — has a complicated legacy. Whether one looks at his time in power in a ...
In this first month of the Trump presidency, we are seeing unfold something truly unusual in American politics.
Key Point: Sometimes events don’t go the way you want. In the summer of 1949, Chiang Kai-shek and his Republic of China (ROC) government appeared doomed. Shanghai and Nanjing, then China’s..
CHIANG Kai Shek College, the most prominent Chinese academic institution in the Philippines, founded in 1939, set the tone of Chinese New Year celebration ushering the Year of the Snake at its main ...
Black grouse and caviar helped Stalin get much of what he wanted, but his Red Army counted for more, says a notable historian ...
On Jan. 21, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the United States' first known case of novel coronavirus -- what would later come to be known as COVID-19.
The main building structure along the central axis of the Grand Temple comprises four painstakingly laid out courtyards ...
Plus, a submissive cleaner and a queer punk band in Malaysia also feature in THR’s look at some of the more unusual-sounding ...