Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fifteenth-century China was a maritime powerhouse that explored new lands and opened trade routes. It was also the best-connected ...

Located at No. 35 Taiping Lane, Qinhuai district, Zheng He Park is the original site of the private garden of Zheng He's mansion when he was the garrison officer of Nanjing 600 years ago. Zheng He ...

"It is marvelous that Zheng He's fleet had fresh fish, fresh water and fresh vegetables all through its journey across the Indian Ocean 600 years ago," Sri Lankan historian Lorna Dewaraja smiled as ...

July this year marks the 600th anniversary of ocean voyages by Zheng He, a great navigator of China's Ming Dynasty. People from all walks of life are celebrating this event in different means.

Even in our 21st century of supertankers and cruise ships lit like floating cities, Zheng He’s treasure fleet still inspires awe. More than 300 vessels with some 30,000 men sailed in the first ...

After the Xi-Obama summit, US jury is still out whether China’s rise is peaceful or a threat, with much focus on its increasing naval power projection in the near seas and afar in the Mideast, amid ...

I've occasionally gotten emails asking me what I think about the Chinese space program. Now, I'm prompted to respond, with this story about supposed plans to extend the Middle Kingdom to Luna, ...