China's Zhusuan or the knowledge and practice of arithmetic calculation using an abacus, has been nominated by UNSECO for competition to be listed as World Intangible Cultural Heritage. The final ...

Under fire for easing standards and creating a generation of educational slackers, some Japanese schools are finding a new use for a tool from the days of the samurai. The abacus is making a comeback.

1095-90 BC: Earliest date of possible origin of abacus calculation in China. Supported by the 1976 archaeological discovery of 90 ceramic beads in Qi county, Shaanxi province. But some believe the ...

Two UK-headquartered companies — Content distributor Abacus Media Rights and SVOD service History Hit — have announced significant hires. London-based Abacus, a member of the Amcomri Media Group, has ...