The 233-foot Leshan Giant Buddha in Sichuan, China, is the world's tallest Buddha statue, built in 713 B.C.E. to calm ...

One of the things people outside the country get wrong about Korea is that they expect everyone here to be gripped by a ...

Christmas is almost here, amidst multiple crises the many parts of the world are experiencing. Apart from the traditional message of peace and harmony, this “festival of light” invites us to enlighten ...

With 73 percent of all Americans considering faith an important part of their identity, religion is what unites us. It’s a resonant message for the holidays.

For centuries, the quiet city of Macau, nestled next to Hong Kong, has rarely captured as much attention as it does today.

And instead of doing that lazing on a beach, cocktail in hand, head back in ... who are true followers of Buddha and have achieved the four stages of Enlightenment through his teachings). Just like ...

South Korean cities aren't famed for their beauty, but Sokcho, a fishing town near the North Korean border, enchants with its ...

Throughout China's long, male-dominated history ... His pregnant wife quickly followed him, some say at Cixi's hand, and by 1875, Cixi was back at the helm, appointing her four-year-old nephew ...

Ancient cities are windows into the past, showing us how people lived, worked, and built communities thousands of years ago.

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Plans for the ‘Big Buddha’ on Lantau Island were first announced in 1969, but the statue was not completed until 1990 – and ...

Japanese Ambassador Akio Isomata recently recalled former President JR Jayawardene’s 1951 speech at the San Francisco Peace ...