When US trade connections faltered after the War of Independence, China offered a lifeline. Chinese porcelain and fabric, as well as tea, were traded but what fuelled the market was opium. The ...

“For me, it represents our legacy, it represents the ability, even in the most difficult situations, to come together as a unit and make something work.” ...

The fairy tale in the former film is the delusion of a crippled railway tycoon who hopes to span the continent with his tracks but dies crawling towards a puddle in the desert; in the latter it is an ...