Nepal flood disaster puts climate justice under spotlight
5 September 2026
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Asia
Nepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion
4 September 2026
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Natural Disaster
Two trapped tunnel workers rescued 9 days after floods hit Nepal
4 September 2026
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Natural Disaster
Last-minute flood warning saved over 900 Nepal students, school head says
1 September 2026
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Asia
Nepal PM demands climate action after Himalayan disaster
1 September 2026
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Asia
Nepal-China floods: Rescuers race to reach 933 believed trapped in tunnels
1 September 2026
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Asia
Nepal teams seek hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels after deadly floods
31 August 2026
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Asia
Nepal buries dead as rescuers seek thousands missing
31 August 2026
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Asia
Before flood catastrophe, Nepal asked China for early warnings as risks mounted
31 August 2026
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Asia
Nepal’s high-tech disaster response meets low-tech reality
30 August 2026
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World
Alibaba slams US treatment of Huawei
A senior Alibaba executive slams the United States’ treatment of China’s Huawei Technologies as “extremely unfair”, saying measures by the country to curb the firm’s access to their markets was “very politically motivated”.
25 January 2019
Indonesia floods, landslides death toll climbs to 59
Floods and landslides in Indonesia have killed at least 59 people, the government says, after heavy rain pounded Sulawesi island and forced thousands to flee their homes.
25 January 2019
US-N Korea talks approach
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un spoke highly of US President Donald Trump, state media said yesterday, and expressed satisfaction over the results of talks between officials from both countries about a second summit between Kim and Trump.
24 January 2019
Fear of migrants makes people crazy
Pope Francis wasted no time wading in on the standoff over funding for a US-Mexico border wall on Wednesday as he started his trip to Panama, saying on the plane from Rome that hostility to immigrants was driven by irrational fear.
24 January 2019
Malaysian royals pick new king after historic abdication
Malaysia's royal families were electing a king after the last monarch abdicated following his reported marriage to a Russian ex-beauty queen, with a sports-loving sultan in pole position for the role.
24 January 2019
Shanghai Disney to build world's 1st Zootopia-themed land
Shanghai Disney Resort is making its second major expansion in less than three years of operation, signaling the ambition of media conglomerate The Walt Disney Co to meet China's growing appetite for quality themed entertainment.
24 January 2019
China accuses US of bullying behaviour
China yesterday accused the United States of "bullying behaviour" after US authorities confirmed plans to seek the extradition of a top Chinese telecom executive detained in Canada.
23 January 2019
Australia seeks answers on dissident missing in China
Australia investigates the whereabouts of a Chinese-Australian man, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) say, after a newspaper report raised fears that the dissident former diplomat has been detained in China.
23 January 2019
Planet's top mass travel frenzy begins in China
The world's largest annual human migration-the Spring Festival travel rush-kicks off in China, with nearly 3 billion trips expected to be made in the 40 days from January 21 to March 1.
23 January 2019
Japan Princess Mako's wedding back on track
The boyfriend of Japan's Princess Mako insisted yesterday his family had no financial difficulties hanging over them, after reports of a
22 January 2019
Unhappiness linked to poor air quality in China
Eye-watering, throat-scratching air pollution is a major driver of big city blues in China, according to a study published that matched social network chatter with fine-particle pollution levels.
22 January 2019
Tokyo metro offers free food to ease crowding
One of Tokyo's most crowded subway lines is hoping the way to reach their customers' hearts is through their stomachs, and offering free food to ease rush hour congestion.
21 January 2019
China's birth rate falls to lowest ever: report
China's birth rate last year fell to its lowest since the founding of the People's Republic of China 70 years ago, official data showed
21 January 2019
Remove 'fake' content on food quality, Indian govt tells Facebook, Google
The Indian government instructed Facebook and Google to take down "false and malicious" contents that spread misinformation about the food quality and safety in the country, reports The Times of India.
21 January 2019
Driver reverses car, causes it to crash and hang on the edge in Malaysia
A car is spotted hanging on the edge of a second floor parking lot at a supermarket in Paya Terubong of Penang’s George Town.
21 January 2019
Philippines seeks peace with Muslim self-rule vote
A decades-long push to halt the violence that has claimed some 150,000 lives in the southern Philippines culminates with a vote on giving the nation's Muslim minority greater control over the region.
21 January 2019
Railways to be more pro-people
Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan yesterday vowed to make the sector more service-oriented and pro-people.
20 January 2019
Israelis should not come to Malaysia as countries have no diplomatic relations: Mahathir
Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad stresses that Israelis should not come to Malaysia as the country does not have diplomatic relations with Israel.
19 January 2019
China's top trade envoy to visit US
China's top trade negotiator will travel to the United States for talks later this month ahead of a March deadline to avoid bruising tariff hikes, the commerce ministry said yesterday.
17 January 2019
China completes land reclamation in Lanka
A Chinese state-owned company marked on Wednesday the completion of an ambitious land reclamation adjacent to Sri Lanka's capital Colombo, part of Beijing's "Belt and Road" infrastructure initiative that has alarmed India and the West.
17 January 2019