2 September 2010, 11:47 am
One way of framing the complexity of China’s long history is to understand it as the interplay of ideas between the pragmatic, human-centric precepts of Confucianism and the nature-worshipping, harmony-seeking philosophy of Daoism.... Read More »
2 September 2010, 1:23 am
BEIJING - Laozi parts ways with Confucius, as they have different interests in the world and in their thinking.... Read More »
31 August 2010, 6:25 am
A descendant of the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius will donate a copy of a collection of books that delineate Confucius's family tree to the U.S. Library of Congress in September.... Read More »
29 August 2010, 8:12 pm
Vietnam has an age-old and special culture that is closely attached to the history of the formation and development of the nation.... Read More »
29 August 2010, 1:17 pm
This fall New Yorkers can glimpse Chang’an, a city in ancient China similar to today’s New York, in Times Square.... Read More »
27 August 2010, 9:34 pm
I read with curiosity the Aug. 21 letter from Patricia Goodridge. As a rabbi for 30 years, I found her statements regarding Jewish belief and worship most provocative. It certainly is a relief to know what it is, and is not, that Jews believe, what Jews are and who Jews worship.... Read More »
24 August 2010, 2:24 am
Bei likes to read and study all sorts of books and he has a rich collection of books at his personal library. Photo courtesy: Sin Chew Daily "The Analects of Confucius" with English annotations.... Read More »
22 August 2010, 6:08 pm
SHANGHAI: Singapore President S R Nathan, who is in Shanghai as part of his official visit to China, got a sense of how the country is trying to preserve its culture amid modernity.... Read More »
22 August 2010, 3:26 pm
This article is not advocating the Chinese political system for India, but it bemoans our inability to deliver infrastructure and social services on time, with quality and with least waste and leakage. China has big challenges.... Read More »
19 August 2010, 2:14 pm
With the advent of postmodernism in Japan from the 1980s, which fostered eclecticism and diverse stylistic practices, interest in the earlier Edo Period (1603-1868) was revived and it subsequently was embraced as a kindred spirit. Kyoto National Museum's "Ueda Akinari 200th Memorial Retrospective," ... Read More »
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