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On This Day in History June 1: From Genghis Khan and Scotch whisky to Marilyn Monroe, Superman's debut, The Beatles and other major events

June 1 marks significant historical moments. From Genghis Khan's capture of Peking in 1215 to the birth of Marilyn Monroe and the launch of CNN, this date holds global importance. Major political shifts, scientific breakthroughs, and cultural milestones occurred. Notable events include the coronation of Anne Boleyn and the release…

The Economic Times

In a breakneck digital era, the ancient art of Peking opera works hard to keep flourishing

The old and nuanced art of Peking opera is working hard to flourish in an era of digital entertainment and incessant screens

The Independent UK

Pekingese were once cherished companions of China’s imperial family but would you want one lording over your home?

Pekingese are cute, adaptable and just a touch stubborn, making for an intriguing little pet

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Chinese university designed 'world's first silicon-free 2D GAAFET transistor,' claims new bismuth-based tech is both the fastest and lowest-power transistor yet

Peking University has published its findings on a wafer-scale 2D GAAFET in Nature, pointing a new path into the Angstrom era

Tom’s Hardware

Her Lotus Year by Paul French review – Wallis Simpson’s Shanghai story

A new account of the months Simpson spent in China debunks the well-worn gossip about sexual adventures and opium addiction and even invites admiration for a ‘buccaneering’ woman

The Guardian - UK

The race to the future: 1907’s 8,000-mile odyssey from China to France

Driving a car from Asia to Europe seemed like madness in the early 20th-century. And yet rivals teams attempted the task in a remarkable feat of endurance

The Guardian - US

'Fragile Cargo' chronicles the quest to save China's Forbidden City treasures from war

A book recounts how precious works of art thousands of years old were taken to safety as Japan began its invasion of China in the 1930s — a part of China's history largely unknown outside Asia.

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In China

A hundred years ago, Peking was without a President and without a Cabinet, following the recent resignation of the Cabinet and the President Liyuan Hung

The Hindu

Cuba wins China debt relief, new funds

China has agreed to restructure Cuban debt and provide new trade and investment credits to the beleaguered Caribbean Island nation after a meeting in Peking between the two Communist countries’ leaders.

Reuters

Peking pancakes for the Ming princess

I must confess that growing up in the 80s in India meant that food was more about quantity than qual

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