Depiction of the opium poppy in the so-called Vienna Dioskourides ... containing Rome's legendary progenitor Aeneas and his men, who were driven by war and destruction from their home of Troy ...

whose post as havildar – a sergeant – in the East India Company takes him to the Battle of Sanyuanli in the First Opium War; and Zachary Reid, a mixed-race American sailor, whose purchase of opium on ...

King Charles hasn’t made any official public statements on current high-level political matters that are critical for countries where he is head of state. But in his recent actions, there could be ...

The First Opium War, from 1839 to 1842, led to China ceding Hong Kong to the UK and the expansion of British influence on the mainland. Chinese sailors arrived in the UK in the 1850s and ...

They sourced their goods from Chinese sailors returning ... of World War II, German film company UFA planned a Chinese-themed film. Through Chinese expatriate organizations, they recruited Chinese as ...

Moloch the crossbone soulless jailhouse and Congress of sorrows! Moloch whose buildings are judgment! Moloch the vast stone of war! Moloch the stunned governments! Moloch whose mind is pure machinery!

resembling a 'reverse' scenario of the Opium Wars in the mid-1800s that weakened China's global position, according to a report from Radio Free Asia (RFA). The Tribune, now published from ...

Join me on a journey through history as we explore the shadowy legacy of the Opium Wars in the heart of Hong Kong. From intriguing sites to untold stories, witness how the past echoes through the ...

Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar's remote ... Aung Hla agreed. With the war, he said, "we don't have any choice." ...

Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar's remote ... Aung Hla agreed. With the war, he said, "we don't have any choice". (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV ...