The University of Chicago Chronicle2y
The Fertile Crescent, explained
Learn more here. The “Fertile Crescent,” a term coined by University of Chicago Egyptologist James Henry Breasted, refers to a crescent-shaped region in Western Asia. Formed by the Tigris and ...
Asia Society8y
How Mixed Chinese-Western Couples Were Treated A Century Ago
Emma J. Teng, a professor of Asian Civilizations at MIT, is author of the book Eurasian: Mixed Identities in Hong Kong, China and the US during the Treaty Port Era, 1842-1943, which looks at ...
Asia’s Wild West nature spurs its fintech surge—but Binance’s CEO thinks Western companies will still have an ‘outsized say’ in the financial system
Richard Teng, CEO of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, suggested Tuesday that Western firms were going to ...
Forbes7mon
Why Asia’s Carbon Emissions Are Erasing Western Progress
But, across Asia Pacific, emissions jumped 4.9%, an increase equivalent to triple the combined decline in the U.S. and EU. This continues a trend that has been ongoing for decades. Consider that ...
The Independent Singapore11d
Asia Week returns to New York: How eastern art is shaping western markets
NEW YORK: Asia Week New York is set to return from March 13 to 21, bringing a renewed focus on Asian art, culture, and ...