Forecasters predict 2012 to be a record-breaking year for tropical storms – and a truly sturdy umbrella is essential for dealing with pouring rain and gusting winds. A new crowdfunded umbrella called ...

Today’s entry in the what-will-they-think-of-next? category is “Brolliology: A History of the Umbrella in Life and Literature,” by Marion Rankine. Her charming book presents a whimsical and thoughtful ...

When an umbrella breaks, most people just throw it away — and pick up another one, from a street vendor or maybe a drugstore. But what if you got it repaired instead? Would you even be able to find ...

Umbrellas of various types and patterns are displayed in a showroom of a manufacturing enterprise in Jinjiang, Fujian province, in June 2022. CHINA DAILY Dongshi, a town in Jinjiang, East China's ...