China’s All-of-Society Procurement Strategy
The People’s Republic of China is in the midst of the fastest military buildup since the Second World War. By: Gordon G. Chang The People’s Republic of China is in the midst of the fastest military buildup since the Second World War. Expect the rapid expansion to continue. China’s regime is building an industrial base […]
Introducing a New Painting: Poussin’s ‘Eucharist’
Head of Conservation Larry Keith and curator Dr Francesca Whitlum-Cooper introduce our new painting, ‘Eucharist’ by 17th-century French artist Nicolas Poussin, and discuss the painting’s recent conservation treatment which has been generously supported by Graham and Joanna Barker. For Paris intellectuals Poussin produced during the ten years after his return to Rome the paintings which […]
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
By Beatrix Potter ONCE upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-Tail, and Peter. They lived with their mother in a sandbank, under¬neath the root of a very big fir tree. “Now, my dears,” said Mrs. Rabbit one morning, “you may go into the fields or down the lane, but […]
Explainer: Tim Walz’s Long Track Record in China
By William Yang Taipei, Taiwan —From teaching at a high school in China to his experience serving on a key congressional committee that focuses on relations between Beijing and Washington, Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz has a decades-long connection with China dating back to the pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989. As an educator, […]
World Stocks Plunge on Fears of US Economic Slowdown
By Ken Bredemeier & William Gallo New York —Stock markets across the globe plunged Monday as investors sold stocks on worries that the U.S. economy, the world’s largest, might be slowing and possibly headed to a recession. In afternoon trading, all three major U.S. indexes — the Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 blue chip […]
Exhibition Tour: European Paintings 1300-1800
Join curators Stephan Wolohojian, Adam Eaker, David Pullins, and Anna-Claire Stinebring along with their special guests as they guide you through the newly reopened galleries dedicated to European Paintings from 1300 to 1800. The reconfigured galleries highlight fresh narratives and dialogues among more than 700 works of art from the Museum’s world-famous holdings, which include […]
US Job Growth Slows, Unemployment Rate Increases
By VOA News U.S. job growth in July slowed to an unexpected 114,000 jobs added in the wake of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve in 2022 and 2023. Job growth declined from the 179,000 jobs added in June, according to the report released Friday by the Department of Labor. Most economists polled by […]
Pietro Perugino master of Raphael
Pietro Perugino, born Pietro Vannucci, was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Umbrian school, who developed some of the qualities that found classic expression in the High Renaissance. Raphael was his most famous pupil. He was born Pietro Vannucci in Città della Pieve, Umbria, the son of Cristoforo Maria Vannucci. His nickname characterizes him as […]
94 large Wildfires Burn Across US
By VOA News The United States on Monday was managing 94 large wildfires that have burned 843,124 hectares, the National Interagency Fire Center said. More than 27,000 firefighters and support personnel have been deployed to combat the fires nationwide, the fire center said. In addition to California, where the largest fires raged, the center reported […]
Noah’s Ark
Retold From The Bible IN the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. But it came to pass in time that men no more obeyed God. They did wickedly one to another. And there came a great flood of waters […]