Landslides in eastern China kill 13
9 September 2026
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N Korea calls Russia bridge a sign of tighter ties
9 September 2026
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Nepal flood disaster puts climate justice under spotlight
5 September 2026
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Nepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion
4 September 2026
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Two trapped tunnel workers rescued 9 days after floods hit Nepal
4 September 2026
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Last-minute flood warning saved over 900 Nepal students, school head says
1 September 2026
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Nepal PM demands climate action after Himalayan disaster
1 September 2026
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Nepal-China floods: Rescuers race to reach 933 believed trapped in tunnels
1 September 2026
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Nepal teams seek hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels after deadly floods
31 August 2026
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Nepal buries dead as rescuers seek thousands missing
31 August 2026
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Google to invest $550m in JD
Chinese e-commerce giant JD and US tech giant Google Inc announces that Google will invest $550 million in cash in JD, as part of a strategic partnership.
19 June 2018
Across Asia's borders, trafficking survivors dial in for justice
When Neha Maldar testifies against the traffickers who enslaved her as a sex worker in India, she spoke about the safety of her own country, Bangladesh, via video conferencing, a technology that could revolutionise the pursuit of justice in such cases.
19 June 2018
Journos mark six months in detention
A Myanmar police investigator failed to show up at court on Tuesday to testify as a prosecution witness against two Reuters reporters
13 June 2018
Top Malaysian officials quit as new govt cleans house
Malaysia's top two judges and its election chief are resigning, officials said yesterday, the latest senior public servants to leave their
13 June 2018
13 killed as boat sinks in Indonesia
At least 13 people died when a passenger boat overloaded with holidaymakers celebrating Eid capsized off the Indonesian island of
13 June 2018
Bend it like Modi
Narendra Modi, whose supporters boast of his physical prowess and indifference to sleep, has shared the secrets to his morning
13 June 2018
Lanka moves to compensate war victims after years of delay
Sri Lanka yesterday announced the first steps in a long-delayed process to compensate victims of the civil war, nearly a decade after
13 June 2018
Pakistan blocks LeT linked party from election
A Pakistani group linked to the deadly 2008 Mumbai terror attacks was denied permission yesterday to register as a political party just
13 June 2018
S Korea ruling party sweeps local polls
South Korea's ruling Democratic Party (DP) won a landslide victory yesterday in local elections held the day after a historic summit
13 June 2018
Rahul Gandhi vows to fight RSS in court
India's opposition leader Rahul Gandhi pleaded not guilty yesterday to defaming a powerful Hindu supremacist group closely linked to the ruling party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
12 June 2018
We have heard this before
Two key words were conspicuous by their absence from the joint statement signed by US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after their high-profile, soundbite-rich summit in Singapore.
12 June 2018
Trump, Kim agree on denuclearisation, but deal seen symbolic
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledge to work toward complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula while Washington committed to provide security guarantees for its old enemy.
12 June 2018
Prawns and Haagen-Dazs on menu as Trump-Kim meet
The main course may be hard-to-swallow denuclearisation, but Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un also had a heady mix of Yangzhou fried rice and a dark chocolate tartlet ganache on their plates during their historic summit.
12 June 2018
Xi backs nuclear deal in talks with Rouhani
Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for the Iran nuclear deal to be "earnestly" implemented as he met the country's president following the US withdrawal from the pact, state media said yesterday.
11 June 2018
Cyber addiction: We can do more to help our children
It is said too much of a good thing is bad thing. And the internet and technology are most certainly good things.
11 June 2018
Xi rejects 'selfish' trade policies
Chinese President Xi Jinping, whose country is locked in a high-stakes trade dispute with the United States, yesterday said China
10 June 2018
Two-year stint only a suggestion: Mahathir
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has said that his stint at the premiership could be extended beyond the two years
10 June 2018
Trump, Kim arrive for US-N Korea summit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump arrive in Singapore for an unprecedented summit, with Pyongyang's nuclear arsenal at the top of the agenda and the US president calling it a "one-time shot" at peace.
10 June 2018
Tokyo hopes ‘solar road’ will lead to greener power
The Tokyo metropolitan government intends to take the initiative in introducing the new technologies of “solar roads” that collect energy from the sun via solar panels installed beneath the surface of roads and “power-generating floors” that generate electricity by utilizing the vibrations created by people walking, according to sources.
10 June 2018
Knife attack on Japan bullet train leaves 1 dead
A knife attack on a Japanese bullet express train near Tokyo left one passenger dead and two others injured, police say, as they arrested a suspect who was on top of a man lying unconscious.
10 June 2018