China’s Absence At The G20 Summit – A Deliberate Snub To India?
Marking a fresh setback to ties between the two Asian giants- China and India- Chinese President Xi Jinping was absent from the G20 summit this weekend in New Delhi. The decision marks a departure from his consistent attendance at the G20 summits since 2013, either online or physically. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on September […]
The painting stealing Van Gogh’s spotlight: Hodler’s ‘Kien Valley’
Cool off in the Swiss Alps, as Christopher Riopelle explains why he is not surprised that this painting by Ferdinand Hodler was his favorite for painting of the month at the National Gallery.
Tang’s “Imperial Medical Department,” The World’s Earliest Medical School
In the twentieth year of the Yuanjia reign (443 AD) of the Song Dynasty, the emperor Qin Chengzu permitted the creation of a medical education institution to teach students, as well as the currently established doctors of medicine, assistant professors of medicine, and other medical officials. In the 6th century AD, the Sui Dynasty created […]