Spotlight on East Asia, a region steeped in history and now helping to write the future of our world. We'll break down the ...

The Composite Map of the Ming Empire (Da Ming Hunyi Tu) reflects the political situation in AD 1389 but was likely painted much later. Original Chinese labels were later covered with Manchu on paper ...

The East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) plays a crucial role in shaping the regional climate and ecosystem. It is a key driver of seasonal precipitation patterns that sustain agricultural productivity ...

Newly sequenced ancient genomes from Yunnan, China, have shed new light on human prehistory in East Asia. In a study published in Science, a research team led by Prof. FU Qiaomei at the Institute of ...

This course is available on the MA in Asian and International History (LSE and NUS), MA in Modern History, MSc in China in Comparative Perspective, MSc in Empires, Colonialism and Globalisation, MSc ...

By Karen TaylorCyprus has long been recognised as a crossroads of civilisations, located as it is between Asia, Europe and the Middle East. In much the same way, the Chinese city of Xi’an has ...

Imperial Japan inflicted death and suffering on tens of millions of people across Asia during WWII — a dark chapter that Bay ...

Arie M. Dubnov is an Associate Professor of History and International Affairs who also serves as the Max Ticktin Chair of ...

Xi says it marked China’s “first complete victory in modern times against foreign invasion”. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Edwin Smyth, a forced labourer in Hiroshima, saw many POWs who were worked to death and was scarred for life, his son Terry said.

The geopolitical impact of the Arab states on the trajectory of Asian history was enormous: it swept away old states and tribes, and brought to power new ones. This piece is part of a series of ...