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Isoroku Yamamoto (山本 五十六, Yamamoto Isoroku, April 4, 1884 – April 18, 1943) was a Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and the commander-in-chief...

The Constitution of the Philippines (Filipino: Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas or Konstitusyon ng Pilipinas) is the supreme law of the Philippines. Its final...

The Paracel Islands, also known as the Xisha Islands (simplified Chinese: 西沙群岛; traditional Chinese: 西沙群島; pinyin: xīshā qúndǎo; lit. 'West Sand Archipelago')...

Nanchang is the capital of Jiangxi Province, China. Located in the north-central part of the province and in the hinterland of Poyang Lake Plain, it is...

The Ganges Delta (also known the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, the Sundarbans Delta or the Bengal Delta) is a river delta in Eastern South Asia predominantly...

North China (华北) is a geographical region of China, consisting of two direct-administered municipalities (Beijing and Tianjin), two provinces (Hebei and...

Zongzi (Chinese: 粽子; ZOHNG-zih), rouzong (Chinese: 肉粽; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bah-càng), or simply zong (Chinese: 糉; Jyutping: zung2) is a traditional Chinese rice...

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited is an Indian central public sector undertaking under the ownership of the Ministry of Power, Government of India...

Rice vermicelli is a thin form of noodle. It is sometimes referred to as "rice noodles" or "rice sticks", but should not be confused with cellophane noodles...

The Government of Nepal (Nepali: नेपाल सरकार) is the federal executive authority of Nepal. Prior to the abolition of the Nepali monarchy in 2006 (Nepal...

Washi (和紙) is traditional Japanese paper processed by hand using fibers from the inner bark of the gampi tree, the mitsumata shrub (Edgeworthia chrysantha)...

The politics of Cambodia are defined within the framework of a constitutional monarchy, in which the king serves as the head of state, and the prime minister...

Sato (Thai: สาโท, RTGS: satho, pronounced [sǎː.tʰōː]) is a traditional northeastern Thailand (Isan) alcoholic fermented drink that has been made for centuries...

Madhavrao II (18 April 1774 – 27 October 1795) was the 12th Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy, from his infancy. He was known as Sawai Madhav Rao or Madhav...

Futian District (simplified Chinese: 福田区; traditional Chinese: 福田區; pinyin: Fútián Qū; Jyutping: fuk1tin4 keoi1) is one of the nine districts comprising...

Joypurhat (Bengali: জয়পুরহাট) is a district in the northern part of Bangladesh, part of the Rajshahi Division. Prior to the coming of the Calcutta–Jalpaiguri...

Nasi kebuli (kabuli rice; Arabic: الرز الكابلى; Arabic pronunciation: [ka:buli:]) is an Indonesian variation of pilaf. It consists of rice cooked in goat...

Hashomer Hatzair (Hebrew: הַשׁוֹמֵר הַצָעִיר, IPA: [haʃoˈmeʁ hatsaˈʔiʁ], The Young Guard) is a Labor Zionist, secular Jewish youth movement founded in...

Kadhimiya (Arabic: ٱلْكَاظِمِيَّة, romanized: el-Kâzımiyye, pronounced [alˈkaːðˤɪmijːa]) or Kadhimayn (ٱلْكَاظِمَيْن, el-Kâzımeyn) is a northern neighbourhood...

Nagaoka (長岡市, Nagaoka-shi) is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It is the second largest city in the prefecture, after the capital city of Niigata...