Fasting in the sense of not eating for a specific time upavasa or abstaining from specific substances during certain periods is a wellestablished part of all Hindu spiritual practices In the early tim ...

This Central Valley city is the largest in the region and serves as a gateway to not only Yosemite National Park but also ...

Enter a breathtaking alternate world where dark forces are at work, enjoy a spellbinding adventure featuring witchfinders and ...

Imagine waking up and looking out over a landscape so magical, it feels like you’ve stepped into a storybook. There’s ...

Highlights from the three collections of ancient Chinese painting and calligraphy make up new Hong Kong Museum of Art ...

Hai Fan was a guerrilla fighter in the ranks of the Malayan Communist Party. His short story collection, Delicious Hunger, humanizes his comrades — and artfully portrays the tragedy of their struggle.

Founded over 800 years ago, Kamakura served as a spiritual hub of Zen Buddhism and a center of samurai devotion. Kenchōji, the city’s oldest and most prestigious Zen temple, invites visitors to ...

The graduate student drew wide applause at commencement ceremonies in late May. Then came the online attacks, from both Chinese nationalists and Beijing critics.

Thousands of life-size terra-cotta soldiers stand in Pit 1, the largest repository of figurines at the third-century B.C. funerary complex of Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi, near Xi’an, China.

Women living around the 7th-century Muaro Jambi temple complex in Sumatra, Indonesia, have revived ancient ingredients and cooking techniques to serve one-of-a-kind meals to visitors.

Dating ancient artifacts is very difficult. Experts have a number of techniques they can use to get close, but there are limitations that often can’t be overcome without additional information.

Two Chinese nationals have been charged for smuggling a dangerous pathogen, classified as a potential 'agroterrorism weapon' into the US. One of them was working at the University of Michigan.