When emissaries of Queen Victoria and the Daoguang Emperor signed the treaty that opened Shanghai and four other Chinese ports to foreign trade, there were no cameras on hand to record the event. It ...

Shanghai — Gritty and crowded, Shanghai has a vibrant street life and a history of intrigue, but most of all it has a proven capacity to reinvent itself -- something I had heard was now happening at a ...

Pointing to a picture on display at a Brooklyn Public Library branch in New York City, Betty Grebenschikoff exclaimed, “That’s me!” There to give a talk as part of the library’s ongoing “Jewish ...

Similar to how the roaring 1920s in American history were glamorized by flapper dresses and economic prosperities, China also experienced their version of it in Shanghai, according to a Foreign Policy ...

As the Communist Party of China (CPC) gets set to celebrate its 100th anniversary this July, Red monuments and historical sites across the country are being spruced up to look their best for the ...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Four years after it was first conceived, the oratorio Emigre made its debut this month in Shanghai, paying tribute to the Chinese financial hub's war-time role in protecting ...