In China, hysteria is growing about a rising number of so-called “leftover women”, who are highly successful but remain unmarried. A new study...
The new identities and ideologies that emerged in East Asia after the fall of Japan’s Empire have rarely been studied. Now, as the region again...
A new project based in Cambridge’s Division of Social Anthropology is looking at interactions between China, Mongolia and Russia at the point where...
A five-year research project will examine East Asia’s emergence and struggle for self-definition after the fall of the Japanese Empire.
A lecture tomorrow by Professor Hung Wu is a rare opportunity to hear an eminent Chinese scholar talk about the ways in which the country’s artists...
A conference exploring Chinese perspectives of the Middle East and the Islamic world, at a time when China’s interest in the region is growing, will...
In the first exhibition of its kind, the Fitzwilliam Museum will relate the story of the quest for immortality and struggle for imperial legitimacy...
The persuasive powers of Cold War PR, until now little recognised or discussed, was the subject of a three-day conference at Cambridge University.
Ahead of her talk at the Hay Festival, Dr Amrita Narlikar, Director of the University of Cambridge's new Centre for Rising Powers, discusses how...
A new research hub dedicated to the study of emerging powers and how different nations evolve to become leading political forces on the world stage...
Chinese food contains a hidden recipe for living, a new analysis reveals.
How two ‘rising powers’ – China and Russia – interact across the border they share with resource-rich Mongolia is the focus of a network led by the...
!["Centipede". The study investigated the experiences of Chinese women aged 26 to 34 who are scorned as “leftovers” because they are high-achievers who have failed to get married.](https://www.cam.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/content-580x288/public/news/news/130221-centipede-credit-quinndotanya-from-flickr.jpg?itok=hdnSZzp3 ""Centipede". The study investigated the experiences of Chinese women aged 26 to 34 who are scorned as “leftovers” because they are high-achievers who have failed to get married., Credit: QuinndotAnya from Flickr.")
