When US trade connections faltered after the War of Independence, China offered a lifeline. Chinese porcelain and fabric, as well as tea, were traded but what fuelled the market was opium. The ...

Some of our partners are large, publicly traded UK companies, and we’re keen to explore those connections.” The guest, ...

Britain has probably been the only country in history to regard import tariffs as a moral issue. For Victorians, “free trade” ...

GYRATING awkwardly in dark eye make-up and girls’ clothes, the dancing boys of Afghanistan twirl for their depraved masters. These wretched children – some as young as ten – aren’t ...

One knew then these reports were unreal—this grim shadow-boxing war will never end spectacularly ... Vien who controlled the gambling joints and opium houses of Cholon, the Chinese city which ...

draws inspiration from Hong Kong’s nightlife and tea house traditions – signature cocktails include Vihara, The Salty Dog, The Persimmon, and the Opium Den. What: An Art Deco-themed Euro-Asian ...

Dutch, Portuguese, Chinese and other foreign merchants dwelled in their own prosperous quarter, trading spices, textiles, opium ... in the First Anglo-Burmese War in 1824 and ruled until 1948 ...