The Mekong River: South East Asia’s Longest River
The Mekong River is the longest river in Southeast Asia, the 7th longest in Asia, and the 12th longest in the world. It has a length of about 2,700 miles (4,350 km).
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China
Record Number of Executions in 2025
Human rights groups have condemned a record number of state sanctioned executions in 2025.
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The Opium Wars
The Opium Wars were two conflicts in the mid-19th century between China and Western powers, primarily Britain, over trade imbalances and opium trafficking.
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The Portuguese Empire
The Portuguese Empire was one of the longest-lived empires in world history, spanning from the late 15th century until the mid-20th century.
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China’s Mega Cities
If you visit China today, you will see something that was not on our radar two decades ago: mega cities of giant scale with tens of millions of inhabitants,
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