Rhymes in History - Unraveling Eurasia's Rich Past

21/03/2023 08:00

Thailand to celebrate 241st anniversary of Bangkok as its capital

Thailand will celebrate the 241st anniversary of Bangkok serving as its capital around Rattanakosin Island, Thaiger wrote, adding that the Ministry of Culture and more than 30 other agencies are teaming up to hold the event between April 21 and 25, just a week after the Thai New Year of Songkran.

20/03/2023 16:00

The Glass Bead Game 2.0

Humanity’s cultural potentials, world views, and in/tangible heritages have been translated into flows of binary coded light emissions or microwave signals, thereby existing as virtual images. Their information has been multiplied through the World Wide Web.

06/03/2023 16:00

Opening to the East at the turn of the century

The depth of the Puszta tradition even four hundred years after the Hungarian conquest is illustrated by the fact that in the 13th century Hungarian knights fighting in western armour using western fighting tactics continued to use the bow, which Czech chroniclers recorded as an unfair advantage.

06/03/2023 16:00

On the Trail of Attila

It is now a historical fact that has been repeatedly proven: we are the descendants of the Huns. This is what Miklós Makoldi, the Director of Archaeology at the Institute of Hungarian Research, asserts, but he believes that further scientific evidence is required to support this claim.

05/03/2023 09:25

Ethnic minorities in China rediscover their traditions

In the course of China's modernization drive, ethnic minorities are rediscovering their traditions and creating a better life by tapping into their unique development potential, Xinhua writes.

19/02/2023 03:00

The Japanese Messiah is gone

The passing of Shinzo Abe has left a gaping hole in the public and political life of Japan.

15/02/2023 05:00

Kazakhstan and the Zhus

Modern Central Asian countries, including Kazakhstan, are often identified with the "clan" or "Zhuz" system. The clan/zhuz concept typical of Central Asia was last heard of during the bloody events of January 2022 with the fight for power in Kazakhstan.

15/02/2023 05:00

Cycles and patterns–The new Renaissance

What happens if we add geography to history and look not only at temporal repetitions but also at spatial changes?