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China's scandal-hit Shaolin Temple urged to draw clear line between business and religion
South China Morning Post, Published on 16/12/2025
» The Communist Party chief of Henan province has made an impromptu visit to the famed Shaolin Temple, whose former abbot was rounded up on corruption charges earlier this year, and called for a clear boundary between the temple and business.
Head of China's Shaolin Temple removed over embezzlement claims
AFP, Published on 28/07/2025
» BEIJING - The head of the Chinese temple known as the birthplace of kung fu will be disrobed for "extremely" bad behaviour, Beijing's top Buddhist authority said Monday, after allegations of embezzlement saw him placed under investigation.
Thais and Cambodians refuse to quit homes on clash frontier
AFP, Published on 28/07/2025
» SURIN (THAILAND) - Under the drumbeat of artillery fire near Thailand's border with Cambodia, farmer Samuan Niratpai refuses to abandon his buffalo herd -- stubbornly risking his life to tend his livestock.
Bangladesh monastery a haven of harmony after unrest
AFP, Published on 26/03/2025
» DHAKA - A Buddhist monastery in Bangladesh has found renown for opening its doors to the needy during Ramadan — a beacon of interfaith harmony in a time of religious tension.
'Hey Buddha': Japan researchers create AI enlightenment tool
AFP, Published on 18/10/2022
» What is the meaning of happiness? Why not ask AI Buddha, a tool made by Japanese researchers that brings spiritual guidance from ancient scriptures to your smartphone.
16m infections, 645,000 deaths: Virus world update
AFP, Published on 26/07/2020
» SEOUL: North Korea declared its first suspected coronavirus case on Sunday, becoming one of the last countries to do so as the number of people infected worldwide passed 16 million.
Royal rivalry in Italian Riviera 'micronation'
AFP, Published on 09/07/2020
» SEBORGA (ITALY) - The princess showed off her tiny realm, sitting peaceful and picturesque, high above the Italian Riviera.
Border plan sparks fear in Kosovo's Serb enclaves
AFP, Published on 13/01/2019
» GRACANICA (KOSOVO) - A possible land swap between Serbia and Kosovo, suggested by their leaders to end one of Europe's most volatile territorial disputes, has sparked concerns that the border could be redrawn along ethnic lines and reignite festering communal ethnic animosities.
Top China Buddhist leader quits in sex probe
AFP, Published on 15/08/2018
» BEIJING: The head of China's government-run Buddhist association quit his post on Wednesday amid an investigation into allegations that he coerced several nuns into having sex with him.
Cambodia's Buddhist clergy divided over controversial poll
AFP, Published on 28/07/2018
» PHNOM PENH - Buddhist monk Sao Chanthol will cast his ballot for Cambodia's ruling party on Sunday, but the vote has exposed a deep fracture in the 60,000-strong clergy with some planning to stay home to protest a ban on the opposition in what is now effectively a one-party state.