A Chinese emperor's soapstone seal, used to stamp his approval, sold for £15m The four-inch high seal went for three times the expected price in Hong Kong The price of Chinese art has rocketed as ...

Ancient DNA recovered from the remains of a sixth century Chinese emperor who ruled during the country’s dark ages has shed some light on what the leader may have looked like.

Chinese scientists have reconstructed the face of 6th Century monarch Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou using DNA extracted from his remains - and it's not what you might expect ...