East Asia

There has never been a single, widely accepted hairstyle for geisha. It is safe to say that throughout history, geisha women have been wearing their hair up or down at various periods of time.

However, in the 17th century, geisha started putting their hair up once again. It is during this period that the traditional shimada hairstyle, based on a type of chignon, started to develop.

Trainee flight attendants at College of Civil Aviation in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, central China are practicing bizarre skills using chopsticks and various other handy items so as to become official stewards and stewardesses.

Countries involved in the Brdo-Brijuni Presidential Process said on Wednesday in Zagreb it was "necessary to continue the U.S.-EU transatlantic partnership."

In a join statement issued after a summit attended by regional presidents, it was said this is needed "in order to step up stability and security in Southeast Europe."

Welcome to Istanbul and the 2015 Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit.

Beijing effectively bans Uighurs and Tibetans from obtaining passports, Human Rights Watch said on July 13, amid a surge in Chinese tourists travelling abroad.

BELGRADE - The Third Meeting of Heads of Government of China and Central and Eastern European countries entitled Belgrade Meeting will open in Belgrade on Tuesday.

China has sentenced a popular Tibetan singer to four years in prison for calling on Tibetans to unify and speak their language, reports said, highlighting tight cultural controls in the region.

North Korea has said it had sentenced detained American Matthew Miller to six years’ hard labour for 'hostile' acts against Pyongyang