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A security officer wearing a face mask to help protect against the coronavirus gestures outside the Canadian Embassy in Beijing. (AP)

Canadian citizen sentenced to death in China on drug charges

China has similarly sentenced two other Canadians to death on drug trafficking charges last year as a diplomatic row...

6 Aug 2020 9:58 AM GMT

People wearing face masks to protect against the coronavirus wait at an intersection in the central business district in Beijing. (AP)

Seven dead, 60 infected by new infectious disease in China

Virologists believe that the infection may have been passed on to humans by ticks and that the virus can be transmitted...

6 Aug 2020 5:29 AM GMT

Smuggler cat caught with heroin, SIM cards escapes prison in Sri Lanka

'Smuggler' cat caught with heroin, SIM cards escapes prison in Sri...

The prison recently reported an increase in incidents of people throwing packets of drugs, cell phones and phone...

3 Aug 2020 10:20 AM GMT

Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli. (PTI)

Nepal to send updated map to UN, Google: Minister

Nepal had released a revised political and administrative map incorporating the disputed territories of Limpiyadhura,...

2 Aug 2020 5:56 AM GMT

Chinese President Xi Jinping. (via AP)

Want to push for continued advancement of China-Nepal ties: Xi Jinping

China attaches high importance to Nepal's Oli continuing in power as it was him who widened China-Nepal ties to reduce...

2 Aug 2020 4:30 AM GMT

The Himalayan country shut its borders in March just ahead of the busy spring season when hundreds of mountainees usually flock to the country, costing jobs and millions of dollars in revenue. (Representational Image: AFP)

Nepal reopens Everest for trekking season despite pandemic...

A nationwide lockdown was lifted last week, and Nepal is now open 'for tourism activities, including mountaineering and...

31 July 2020 10:01 AM GMT

Sheikh Sagheer showers foam on a cow before washing it at his car service station ahead of the Muslim festival Eid al-Adha or the Festival of Sacrifice, in the Pakistans port city of Karachi. (AFP)

Pakistanis clean their Eid animals at car wash

The animals are further sanitised using disinfectants keeping in mind about the pandemic spread

30 July 2020 6:02 AM GMT

A Chinese man is taken away after shouting pro-China slogans outside the former United States Consulate in Chengdu in southwest Chinas Sichuan province on Monday, July 27, 2020. Chinese authorities took control of the former U.S. consulate in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu on Monday after it was ordered closed amid rising tensions between the global powers. (AP)

Consulate closures an inflection point in China-US relations

Going forward, the prospects for reconciliation look dim, even if the U.S. elects a new administration in November

27 July 2020 1:25 PM GMT

A woman takes off her face mask next to her colleagues wearing face masks to protect against the new coronavirus as they walk on a street in Beijing. (AP)

China records highest surge in coronavirus cases since April

Authorities have rolled out mass testing for hundreds of thousands of people in the port city of Dalian, as well as in...

27 July 2020 3:51 AM GMT

Army vehicles move towards Leh along the Manali-Leh highway, amid the ongoing India-China border dispute, in Kullu district. (PTI)

Pakistan carries out military drill at base near Leh amid India-China...

In the past, Pakistan has used the air base to support its Army operations on the border with India

26 July 2020 8:42 AM GMT

A Sri Lankan municipal health worker takes a nasal swab sample to test for COVID-19 in Colombo. (AP)

Sri Lanka successfully curbed virus community spread: COVID task force...

The country has not witnessed a single community case for the last three months as per official records

25 July 2020 9:29 AM GMT

The move comes after repeated threats of retaliation against the Houston consulate closure if the US did not withdraw its decision. (AP)

China orders closure of US consulate in Chengdu in retaliation

Tensions have soared further after Washington ordered the closure of China's Houston consulate on Tuesday within 72...

24 July 2020 6:26 AM GMT