Sam Kelly explains how Queen Victoria became a huge fan of drugs—and how she brought China to its knees because of it.

We’re losing our children to digital brain rot, and they’re losing more than their attention spans.

Sam Kelly explains how Queen Victoria became a huge fan of drugs—and how she brought China to its knees because of it.

Tucked away on the second floor above Chop Chop Cook Shop, a contemporary Thai-Chinese eatery, the bar channels the sultry glamour of 1920s Shanghai – complete with rich velvet textures and the moody ...

Less than two decades after the First Opium War, Britain launched another brutal campaign against Qing China this time with ...

The First Opium War wasn’t just about drugs it was about trade, empire, and clashing worldviews. This video explores why Britain went to war with China in 1839, using opium as leverage to force open ...

The exhibits at the Opium War Museum in Humen include "opium paste" that fueled mass addiction in China in the early 19th century. [Photo by Satarupa Bhattacharjya/China Daily] The Qing government ...

After the loss in the First Opium War, also known as the Anglo-Chinese War, the Qing government had to sign the Treaty of Nanjing that gave Britain and subsequently other Western powers like ...

Can the Chinese government ban smoking in Beijing? Hear a genuine news report from the BBC World Service and see how much you can understand.