Azerbaijan sits at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, neighboring Armenia, Iran and Russia. The capital, Baku, dazzles with its futuristic architecture and the ancient Maiden Tower.

Learn more here. The “Fertile Crescent,” a term coined by University of Chicago Egyptologist James Henry Breasted, refers to a crescent-shaped region in Western Asia. Formed by the Tigris and ...

Emma J. Teng, a professor of Asian Civilizations at MIT, is author of the book Eurasian: Mixed Identities in Hong Kong, China and the US during the Treaty Port Era, 1842-1943, which looks at ...

But, across Asia Pacific, emissions jumped 4.9%, an increase equivalent to triple the combined decline in the U.S. and EU. This continues a trend that has been ongoing for decades. Consider that ...

NEW YORK: Asia Week New York is set to return from March 13 to 21, bringing a renewed focus on Asian art, culture, and ...