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Sylvia Plath’s semi-autobiographical novel The Bell Jar was first published in 1963, against the wishes of her mother and husband. She committed suicide a month

Journaling has been around for a long time. One of the earliest known journals was penned by Ma Dubo nearly 2,000 years ago. His travel journal was written as daily entries describing his journey …

It was a thrilling event from start to finish. The final round of the Tata Steel Masters saw four co-leaders grabbing wins to set up a four-way blitz playoff. Wei Yi, Gukesh D., Anish Giri and Nodirbek Abdusattorov played the knockout tiebreaker, which saw 24-year-old Wei claiming overall victory after showcasing his well-known tactical sharpness in the deciding stage. Meanwhile, Leon Luke Mendonca took clear first place in the Challengers after beating Divya Deshmukh with the white pieces. | Ph...

Monkey: Journey To The West, a nine-act opera adaptation performed at the Chatelet Theater in France. Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/French Select via Getty Image One summer afternoon in the late 1980s, …

A classic of the Heian period of Japanese literature, the sensual delight of The Pillow Book encourages writers to ‘follow their brush’.

The Asian Art Museum’s ‘The Heart of Zen’ is the first display, outside Japan, of two renowned ink paintings.

China is an ancient civilisation. History teachers have been the culture bearers. History teaching in China is an honoured profession.

There is a long tradition in China of associating monkeys with the mind – symbolism that has helped the novel’s most memorable character, the Monkey King, find universal resonance.

There is a long tradition in China of associating monkeys with the mind – symbolism that has helped the novel’s most memorable character, the Monkey King, find universal resonance.

“The more one is able to leave one’s cultural home, the more easily is one able to judge it…”