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Amitav Ghosh’s Reckoning With Opium
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIt takes some daring to choose opium as your historical protagonist. The milky sap of the poppy flower has taken so many forms across so many centuries...
War-wracked Myanmar is now the world's top opium producer, surpassing Afghanistan, says UN agency
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMyanmar, already wracked by a brutal civil war, has regained the unenviable title of the world’s...
Afghanistan opium poppy supply plummets 95% after Taliban ban - U.N
Reuters via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOpium poppy production in Afghanistan, previously the world's top supplier, has plummeted since the...
Timeline: Hong Kong under 25 years of Chinese rule
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe following are key events in the history of Hong Kong, which marked the 25th anniversary of its handover from British to Chinese rule on Friday. China...
Myanmar opium cultivation surged 33% amid violence, UN finds
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe production of opium in Myanmar has flourished since the military's seizure of power, with the...
Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan to become world’s leading opium producer, UN says
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMyanmar has become the world’s biggest producer of opium, overtaking Afghanistan after the ruling...
Why is China denying Hong Kong was ever a British colony?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoChinese and Hong Kong flags on Friday mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China...
3,500-Year-Old Jars Still Hold Traces of Opium
Nerdist via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJars from 3,500 years ago contained opium, the oldest chemical evidence of the drug. Cultivating poppies appears in texts as long as 5,000 years ago but...
Why is China strengthening its military? It’s not all about war.
Defense News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoChina’s rapid military modernization has spurred considerable fear that the country could provoke a...
Opinion: America's movement toward true multi-ethnicity has been filled with resistance
Gannett via AOL· 4 months agoI grew up in China where I was part of an ethnic minority. Many of the people there called us...