CATEGORY: Culture News
French Hand Back Plundered Bronzes to China
French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault on Friday handed back to China two rare bronzes plundered from Beijing's Old Summer Palace during the Second Opium War in 1860. The bronzes of two animal heads were the subject
China Denies Changing Policy on Dalai Lama
China denied changing its stance on exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Saturday, after reports said Beijing had relaxed its policies of publicly denouncing him and banning worship of his image. "Our policy
White Man’s Skull has Australians Scratching Heads
The centuries-old skull of a white man found in Australia is raising questions about whether Captain James Cook really was the first European to land on the country's east coast. The skull was found in