Rather than being due to any sort of direct historical contact between Europe and East Asia at that time ... on oceangoing commerce was after A.D. 1550. Dr. Richard Gould is Professor of ...

What to do? He decided that a magnificent gift—a lavish map of the world—might maneuver him into the new king’s good graces. D’Annebault hired Pierre Desceliers, one of the best ...

Asia Society’s purpose is to navigate shared futures for Asia and the world across policy, arts and culture, education, sustainability, business, and technology. Asia Society takes no institutional ...

Asia is the world’s largest continent, containing more than forty countries. Asia contains some of the world’s largest countries by area and population, including China and India. Most of Asia ...

The long trip by a frail, 87-year-old pope was seen as a bold endeavor and a muscular step for a global church looking East.

Presented in conjunction with the upcoming exhibition "Maḏayin: Eight Decades of Aboriginal Australian Bark Painting from Yirrkala" at Asia Society. An afternoon of short films and discussion ...

Planning for Pope Francis’ longest and farthest trip has been months in the making since July which required close ...

Explain that Asia is one of several continents that make up the world. Discuss the meaning of continent and show these on a globe or 2D map of the world. Find Asia on a globe and discuss its ...

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There have been at least 159,022,000 reported infections and 1,442,000 reported deaths caused by the novel coronavirus in Asia and the Middle East so far. Of every 100 infections last reported ...

The law, passed in June, still requires the thumbs-up from the king, but that is expected soon, clearing the way for Thailand to become the first jurisdiction in Southeast Asia to legalize same ...

The tour will kick off in her home country Australia in February, before swinging through Asia and the UK. Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani makes baseball history by becoming the first ...