From Deadwood, South Dakota, to Bottineau, North Dakota, and east to Duluth and St. Paul, opium lured many toward illicit ...

Britain won the clash in 1842, with success going beyond opium as China was forced to give up the region of Hong Kong, open five ports to world trade, and limit its customs tariffs to five percent.

The relatively unknown story of wartime Japan ’ s ties with the opium trade in China is now in the public domain, courtesy of a manga series that has already sold more than 1.8 million copies in ...

Moreover, even if the Taliban regime claims otherwise, there is still no evidence that it is trying to stop the trade in opium as well. In the large opium markets in Musa Qala and Kandahar ...

As the world reels from US President Donald Trump's tariffs onslaught, here is a look back at some major trade wars since the 19th century: In the mid-19th century, two conflicts over the opium trade, ...

Britain won the clash in 1842, with success going beyond opium as China was forced to give up the region of Hong Kong, open five ports to world trade, and limit its customs tariffs to 5 per cent.