At the start of the first of Zheng He's epic voyages in 1403, it is said that 317 ships gathered in the port of Nanjing. As sociologist Janet Abu-Lughod notes, "The impressive show of force that ...

"The emperors of China, worried about threats to their power from merchants, banned oceangoing voyages in 1430, so that Admiral Zheng He’s explorations were an end, not a beginning," Deaton writes.

These posts suggested that Palawan was originally called Zheng He Island, named after a Chinese explorer who conducted voyages across Asia in the early 15th century. According to the circulated ...

China, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia have teamed up to co-produce a movie, giving Asian heritage-themed storytelling and ...

Other Chinese social media users falsely claimed that Palawan's name had been "restored" by their government to Zheng He Island last month. One content creator named Travel Brother on Chinese ...

Fred Chong, group CEO of WebTVAsia and award-winning Malaysian musician, said AI "has a face now", and is capable of taking ...