For young people from the US state of Idaho, Shanxi was once an unfamiliar name, known only as a "sister province" on the ...

Italian expat Rachele Longhi and Luca, her Chinese husband, based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, have more than 140,000 ...

Why has Iran never been fully subdued, colonized, or occupied long-term? The answer lies in a potent mix of geography, culture, military strategy, and the deep-rooted nature of national identity.