he was pleasantly surprised to find a statue of Kuan Yin, the Buddhist goddess of compassion who is a prominent figure in Mahayana Buddhism commonly practiced in Tibet, China and Korea.

Now, around two centuries later, that mythic name has been brought to life with the installation of a towering Virgin Mary statue on the slopes of the mighty volcano. The 20-foot statue sits in ...

Winnie Ho Wing-yin is Hong Kong’s secretary for housing. She joined the government as an architect in 1992 and was promoted to chief architect in 2009, and to government architect in 2012.

HARBIN - Harbin, with many snow sculptures across the city, has emerged as one of China's top winter travel destinations, ...

since China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) took over the operations a year ago. At the beginning of 2024, CNPC officially took over from U.S. oil giant ExxonMobil as the lead contractor of ...

Giant squid, squid or Dosidicus gigas ... The main player behind that voracious appetite is China: it has a declared fleet of 671 ships. The squid catch has increased over the last 20 years.

The EV and battery giant is the most prominent of Chinese automotive firms ... In December alone, BYD sold 57,154 vehicles outside of China -- a 58.3 percent jump from the same period in 2023. BYD -- ...

A statue of Irish rock and blues legend Rory Gallagher has been unveiled at Belfast's Ulster Hall. It is located outside the venue on Bedford Street where Gallagher played regularly throughout the ...

The user has meticulously designed a simple starter house with giant Minecraft blocks ... in Minecraft brings the year to a close with a statue of Typhlosion in light of the major Pokemon leaks ...

Researchers have uncovered a "dinosaur highway" after hundreds of giant prehistoric footprints dating back 166 million years were found in an English quarry. Discovered at the Dewars Farm ...

when seven humanoid robots developed by his team were unveiled on Dec. 27 last year in southwest China's Sichuan Province, an area best known as the hometown of the giant panda. The robots will be ...

China's courts have strengthened protections for foreign investors by efficiently resolving disputes, a move aimed at fostering high-level openness and creating a favorable business environment ...