Tensions have soared further after Washington ordered the closure of China's Houston consulate on Tuesday within 72 hours
24 Jul 2020 11:56 AM
Previous Sirisena govt had signed a 'memorandum of cooperation' with India and Japan to develop a deep-sea container terminal in Colombo
23 Jul 2020 3:40 PM
Beijing's space programme has made huge strides in recent years as it tries to catch up with the United States and Russia
23 Jul 2020 12:49 PM
Prime Minister Oli did not attend the meeting of 45-member Standing Committee held at his official residence at Baluwatar
21 Jul 2020 5:47 PM
The rains are putting renewed pressure on the massive Three Gorges Dam that straddles the river upstream of Wuhan city in Hubei province
21 Jul 2020 2:58 PM
Sinovac has been looking for volunteers outside of China as the number of coronavirus cases there has dwindled
20 Jul 2020 5:57 PM
The mission is one of the most ambitious yet for China’s space program, which advanced rapidly since its first crewed mission launch in 2003
17 Jul 2020 2:33 PM
As Indian states struggle with floods and collapsing buildings, situations are similar in neighbouring Nepal and Bangladesh too
17 Jul 2020 1:13 PM
Senior officials discussing the matter have begun circulating a draft of a possible presidential order, sources reveal
17 Jul 2020 11:26 AM
An opposition politician was charged this week with blasphemy after declaring all religions were equal in the country
16 Jul 2020 3:04 PM
The company’s claim that 30 ‘special volunteers’ rolled up their sleeves for pre-test without a government approval raises ethical concerns
16 Jul 2020 1:02 PM
China accuses that US president Donald Trump's recent Hong Kong Autonomy Act is an attempt to curb its developments
16 Jul 2020 10:25 AM
Officials say heavy rainfall and rushing waters from upstream India are the main reasons for floods in the delta nation of 160 mn people
15 Jul 2020 10:24 AM
Saeed's bank accounts were frozen by the Pakistani government complying with the UNSC resolution
13 Jul 2020 2:38 PM
Flood damage has been estimated in hundreds of millions of dollars, adding to pressure on an economy deeply impacted by the pandemic
13 Jul 2020 12:51 PM
Pakistan last month grounded almost a third of its pilots after discovering they may have falsified their qualifications
12 Jul 2020 11:38 AM
Koshi river, which causes floods in Bihar almost every year, was flowing above danger level in Nepal's southern plains bordering India
12 Jul 2020 9:38 AM
Worries have risen since a June outbreak in Beijing that was linked to the city’s largest wholesale market
11 Jul 2020 1:36 PM
Myanmar is already a hub for the illegal trafficking of wildlife, a trade driven by demand from neighbouring China
11 Jul 2020 12:35 PM
The WHO mission is politically sensitive, with the US moving to cut ties with it over allegations the agency is biased toward China
10 Jul 2020 2:47 PM