This photo, taken Feb. 12, 2025, shows the landscape of Haein Temple on the snow-covered Mount Gaya in Hapcheon, South ...

Shamans, the practitioners of an ancient belief system, are often disparaged in South Korea. But they also hold a special ...

TSUSHIMA, Nagasaki (Japan): A former chief priest of a temple in Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, from which a Buddha statue was stolen and taken to South Korea, said he was “relieved” about ...

A 14th-century Buddhist statue that Korea’s Supreme Court ruled should be returned to the Japanese temple that held it before it was smuggled into Korea will be sent to Japan in May. The Gilt ...

Defectors in Seoul share sentiments about North Korean soldiers in Russia. SEOUL -- Over 12,000 North Korean troops are estimated to be fighting against Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region ...

North Korea has treated hundreds of Russian soldiers injured in Ukraine, Moscow’s ambassador to Pyongyang told state media, as he revealed new details of the reclusive state’s backing for the ...

About 12,000 North Korean soldiers have been sent to Russia, according to Ukrainian officials and Western intelligence reports, which say around 4,000 those troops have been killed or injured.

SINGAPORE, Feb. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital travel platform Agoda shares a list of must-visit temples across Southeast Asia. As the year begins, it's an ideal time to plan enriching travel ...

“Surrender.” “You’re all surrounded.” The phrases, printed in Korean with rough Russian transliterations on a weathered piece of paper Ukrainian troops said they took off a dead North ...

Some well-known temples are Meenakshi Temple in Madurai and Brihadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur. These temples are famous for their beauty and importance.

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SEOUL — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol woke up Thursday morning in a solitary cell at the Seoul Detention Center. He was served a breakfast of cereal, boiled eggs, nuts and milk — a far ...