Mini-dramas need shorter production times and lower budgets than traditional TV dramas, making them a low-risk, high-reward venture, something that has not been lost on creators and advertisers alike.

Over the course of six episodes, China in the Middle East takes a closer look at how China thinks about the Middle East and how the Middle East thinks about China. Jon Alterman, senior vice president, ...

They became powerful enough to influence the founding of the Republic of China. After World War II, Mao's rise to power forced the triads to leave the country. But they did not go far: to Taiwan ...