The rook escapes the threat and next moves to the bishop’s defense. However, like a pointed Chinese proverb about spreading yourself too thin, white checkmates black with rook to d7 (see next diagram) ...

A number of Scottish idioms and phrases feature prominently in a British Council list that sheds light on the evolution of ...

The adviser to All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, Tang says reading became her compass. Novels lured her ...

China has rejected Trump’s claims about trade talks and insisted that the U.S. lift all unilateral tariffs imposed on China.

This is McArthur Wheeler. In 1995, he robbed two banks in Pittsburgh in broad daylight, with no disguise. He smiled at security cameras, fully believing he was invisible. Why? He had covered his ...

The British Council has launched a collection of 100 idioms, proverbs and phrases that shed light on the evolution of English ...

Making the list was the playful yet direct “Haud yer wheesht!” – which translates to “be quiet” or “shut up”. This popular Northern Ireland phrase can be traced back to the 1800s and is a common ...

Rushing to the archives, she borrowed two English books — one on Guyana's ... when Chairman Mao Zedong cited an ancient proverb — A tree towering above the forest invites the storm — Tang ...

Some of “the Malays” are quite rich, too. There’s enough wealth in Malaysia such that when our politicians steal them, their ...

Chinese animation blockbuster “Ne Zha 2” continues to shatter records as distributors prepare an English-dubbed version with “well-known” voice talent, setting the stage for a broader ...