Convention proposes new rules for growing exotic pet trade

In this May 2, 2020 photo, a marine iguana suns on the edge of a boardwalk in San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador A  growing exotic pet trade

An ancient Maya myth finds new life in a Mexican circus company’s performance

Acrobats from a Mexican theater company perform the show titled “Mortal Leap into Xibalba,” in Mexico City Mexican artistic director Jorge Díaz used to have a

Shout-out for yodeling? Swiss seek recognition from UN cultural agency as tradition turns modern

Yodel teacher Nadja Raess yodels in Lucerne, Switzerland Yodel-ay-hee ... what?! Those famed yodeling calls that for centuries have echoed through the Alps, and more recently

‘No Skate!’ awarded as best film at MISFF

  The Macao International Shorts Film Festival (MISFF) wrapped up with the short film “No Skate!” being awarded best film of the festival. The awards ceremony was held at the Galaxy International

Crimes against humanity charges against former Philippine President Duterte detailed by court

Rodrigo Duterte (AP File Photo/Bullit Marquez) THE HAGUE - The crimes against humanity charges against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte allege his involvement in the killings of at least 76

How much for matcha?

Anri Frank, practices making matcha during a traditional Japanese tea service class Prices for the popular powdered tea soar due to global demand

Laufey’s new album explores anger, love and more

“A Matter of Time?” “I knew I wanted the album to have time as a central theme.”08 Long before the Icelandic Chinese artist Laufey became recognized the

The next Asian tiger

Beneath red banners and a gold bust of revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi’s central party school, Communist Party chief To Lam declared the arrival

El Malagueño

Review Beauty & Drama” is the title of the exhibition integrated into the 4th edition of the Macao International Biennale, on view at the

Going online in Russia can be frustrating, complicated and even dangerous

YouTube videos that won’t load. A visit to a popular independent media website that produces only a blank page. Cellphone internet connections that are down

‘Dead to Rights’ turns photos into weapons against forgetting

If “Schindler’s List” left you shattered, prepare for a different, yet equally profound, kind of devastation with “Dead to Rights,” which opened in Macau and across

African Americans relocating to Kenya cite heritage and restoration

Kenneth Harris spent most of his days in Atlanta yearning for a life in a place where his dark skin color is not a source of

Freed from Hamas captivity, former hostage tells his story through his paintings

You’d be forgiven for looking around Andrei Kozlov’s studio, dotted with paintings inspired by his eight months as a hostage of Hamas, and seeing only darkness —

Coltan miners dig for world’s tech, and struggle regardless of who is in charge

Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, the artisanal Rubaya mining site hums with the sound of generators, as hundreds of men labor by

Buddha’s foster mother played a key role in the orphaned prince’s life

Mother’s Day offers an opportunity to reflect on what motherhood means in different religions and cultures. As a scholar of Buddhism and gender, I know how complicated

A mismatch with history

Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression; history says otherwise In the early days of the Great Depression,

The Quina of Longtan

Stone tool discovery in China shows people in East Asia were innovating during the Middle Paleolithic, like in Europe and Middle East N

‘Give me liberty or give me death’ turns 250

The phrase “Give me liberty or give me death!” has been expressed by protesters from the 1989 Tiananmen Square uprising in China to those who opposed COVID-19

Remembering China’s Empress Dowager Ling, a Buddhist who paved the way for future female rulers

In sixth-century China, a woman known to history as Empress Dowager Ling ruled over an empire called the Northern Wei. Historians do not know her birth name

Tariffs and homes

Tariffs on lumber and appliances set stage for higher costs on new homes and remodeling projects Shopping for a

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