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.

Shanghai — a heady mix of jazz clubs, opium dens, warlords, and Western decadence. Glamour and grit collided under flickering neon in what was then called the Paris of the East. Amid this chaos, the ...

In my quest for civilizational exploration in the footsteps of a globe trotter, Meizhou remains the Mecca of my heart, stirring my soul in search of my identity and ancestral roots .My frequent ...

Despite the opioid crisis’ deadly toll, U.S police treat drug use as a criminal issue. But in the Netherlands, a public ...

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 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 ...

Inspectors found hand washing problems and moldy vegetables at local restaurants. WRAL's 5 On Your Side shows us where the violations were found in this week's restaurant ratings report.

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 ...

Hong Kong health authorities are investigating a carbon monoxide poisoning incident involving a 31-year-old man, who lost consciousness and sustained a head injury after smoking shisha at a Mong ...