An imposing statue of Amitābha Buddha has been unearthed at Yakjon-ri site, with ceramic and tile finds confirming it dates ...

A South Korean high court on Feb. 1 ruled that a centuries-old Buddhist statue belongs to the Japanese temple that it was stolen from about 10 years ago and should be returned, overturning a lower ...

An ancient Buddha statue from the early Goryeo dynasty was recently discovered at an archaeological site in North Korea. The Goryeo study saw the flourishing of Buddhist art and architecture ...

Nujoma is just one of the many examples of statues in Africa constructed by a North Korean company ... Perched on a hill in Dakar, Senegal, there is a bronze statue of a man, woman and child.

The statue symbolizing a Korean "comfort woman" in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul is expected to remain the main impediment for improving relations between Korea and Japan, despite a ...

Thousands of Buddhist believers and festival-goers filled downtown Seoul for Yeon Deung Hoe, or the Lotus Lantern Festival.

SEOUL (AFP): South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a Buddhist temple's claim to a 700-year-old statue purportedly looted from its premises by Japanese pirates in the 14th century ...

DAEJEON, South Korea--A Buddhist priest from Nagasaki Prefecture demanded the quick return of a statue stolen from his temple a decade ago and smuggled to South Korea in his first court appearance ...