Pope Francis didn’t affirm same-sex marriage or lobby for ordaining women as priests. But he gently steered the Catholic ...

Many of us know that Japan took its Buddhism, its urban design, its flower-viewing rites and several of its art forms from China, often by way of Korea. You feel that influence today everywhere from ...

The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of a millennia-old process of picking a new pontiff.

The remains of a United States Army Master Sergeant will return home, 75 years after he was killed in action in the Korean ...

The new U.S. ambassador to Japan has arrived in Tokyo and says he is optimistic that his country and its key Asian ally will ...

According to Maryam Ghani, ‘Irises symbolise wisdom, hope and faith’ and are ‘often used in more thoughtful or artistic ...

The 95th Chunhyang Festival will take place from April 30 to May 6 across Namwon's Gwanghallu Garden and the Yocheon Stream ...

Unlike Korea, British India's Partition over 75 years ago was not along ideological lines, but fast forward to today, the ...

Revamped hotels, Michelin-recognized restaurants, and exciting activities make Seoul one of Asia’s hottest destinations for ...

High atop the Korean Peninsula, past military checkpoints and bumpy dirt roads in one of the world’s most secretive countries, rises a volcano and deep crater lake steeped ...

No flower is more symbolic of Vishu than the Konna (Cassia Fistula) — its golden yellow blooms are synonymous with the spirit ...

The hardy, beautiful azalea is a mainstay in gardens worldwide. In the language of flowers, they symbolize temperance and ...