Beijing is building a small city of data centers in remotest Xinjiang. In this mini-documentary, we reveal its plan to use thousands of export-banned US chips.

The early 2000s were the high point for this horizon of the future. The great cities of Asia — Shanghai, Shenzhen, Beijing but also Mumbai and Bengaluru — joined the list of “global cities”.

The quasi-allies are increasing their presence on the continent, raising concerns about the peaceful research reserve's ...

A new “Great Game” is unfolding in the Caucasus and Central Asia, echoing the 19th-century rivalry between empires, with a ...

Intense nationalism and disputed history — and maps — stoke the neighbors’ hostilities. Even a surge of international ...

Ricci map - detail from a China panel. All images via Wikipedia. In 1602, the Wanli Emperor of the Ming dynasty had a big ...

A new factory in Hungary will help the Chinese automaker take on auto giants like Volkswagen on their home turf.

With the world’s longest high-speed rail network and a new record-breaking bullet train, China is reshaping how travelers ...

The acrimonious dispute, which flared into violence last week, concerns much more than a few square kilometers of rugged ...

What if the world’s borders had frozen in time, unchanged since 1914, just before the outbreak of World War I? In this ...

Prime Minister Modi honoured Rajendra Chola I at Gangaikonda Cholapuram, highlighting the Chola dynasty’s naval power and its role in shaping India’s maritime legacy. Rajendra’s overseas expeditions ...