Some thoughts on attempting to translate 1,200-year-old poetry. The writer's translation of a jueju poem by Du Fu during China's Tang dynasty was recently accepted for publication by a UK-based online poetry magazine. Here, he explains some of the considerations behind his adaptation.

By Mark Caltonhill

Gruelling cycling events bring international athletes to Taiwan - or did, until Covid-19 knocked everything askew

By Mark Caltonhill

Sometimes after I've finished working on a translation, or maybe just in a coffee-and-snack break, my attention will drift to one of the dictionaries open around me.

By Mark Caltonhill