Rubio remarked, referencing the Opium Wars that confronted China and British opium merchants, as quoted by RFA. The Opium Wars that occurred between 1839 and 1842 and 1856 and 1860 saw China ...

China has implemented strict regulations regarding video gaming by minors below 18, which will be limited to three hours a week to combat what authorities have described as the “spiritual opium”.

resembling a 'reverse' scenario of the Opium Wars in the mid-1800s that weakened China's global position, according to a report from Radio Free Asia (RFA). The Tribune, now published from ...

TALUQAN, Afghanistan, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Police arrested an alleged drug smuggler and discovered 27 kg of opium in his possession in northern Afghanistan's Takhar province on Monday, Qari Zabihullah ...

Kawal Deep Kours Ghazipur, The Opium Mint: From 1820 to the Present unearths a fascinating history that intertwines colonial ...

In an interview with Fox News on Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused China of waging a "reverse" Opium War over fentanyl, suggesting that Beijing may be "deliberately" flooding ...

Following a ban on poppy cultivation in Afghanistan imposed by the de facto authorities, the Taliban, in April 2022, opium production plunged by an estimated 95 percent by 2023 from 6,200 tons in ...