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Nepal offers free climbs to 97 peaks as tourism to Everest surges
Most tourists visiting Nepal head to Everest, which has seen overcrowding and increased pollution.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:
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Chinese Vessels Collide While Pursuing Philippine Patrol Ship in South China Sea
The incident took place in the vicinity of Scarborough Shoal, a frequent point of contention between Manila and Beijing.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Tibetans in India long for identity and homeland
Many fear they could lose the long-standing support that sustained the community after the current Dalai Lama passes away.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Nvidia and AMD to pay 15% of China chip sales to US
The chip giants will hand revenues to the US government in exchange for licences to export to China.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:First Rocket Launch Highlights Space Momentum in Australia
Rocket launches always carry much fanfare and interest. But behind the headlines, momentum is also growing in the country's regulatory and policy landscape.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Indiaโs Techno-Civilizational Vision
India seeks to leverage technology to preserve, promote, and proliferate its civilizational culture, a strategy that shapes everything from innovation to multilateral engagement.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Divorce and Depression: Mongoliaโs New Social Dilemmaย
A rising divorce rate and lack of mental health services is taking a toll on Mongoliaโs youth.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:โBizarreโ Book Ban Underlines Indiaโs Flawed Kashmir Policy
The ban epitomizes an approach that seeks to silence dissent, while not solving the grievances that cause dissent in the first place.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Japan Wins Australiaโs Multi-billion Dollar Frigate Projectย
There are three major reasons why the upgraded Mogami-class frigate was selected, in a major milestone for Japan's defense industry.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Is the Republican Party Moving Away From Taiwan?
The lack of Republican response to Lai Ching-te's cancelled trip reflects a deeper shift in the party's cross-strait policy.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:After the Revolution: Bangladeshโs Long Road to Democracy
Smruti Pattanaik, Mubashar Hasan, and Jyoti Rahman join the podcast to discuss the progress and pitfalls in the year since Sheikh Hasina's ouster.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:CEAPAD and Japanโs Cautious Approach to Palestine
Japanโs Palestine policy has long been cautious, development-oriented, and rooted in quiet multilateralism. That increasingly rings hollow amid the devastation of the Gaza War.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:ADBโs Energy Policy rushing toward the wrong side of history
Asian Development Bank (ADB) calls itself the โclimate bank of Asia and the Pacific.โ But with its proposed changes to its Energy Policy, the multilateral lender risks betraying that title. At a time when climate change is hitting the regionโs most vulnerable the hardest, ADB appears to be weakening its climate commitmentsโquietly and dangerously. As [โฆ] The post ADBโs Energy Policy rushing toward the wrong side of...
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Tracking Conflict in the Asia-Pacific: August 2025 Update
An overview of conflict, from protests to military and militant violence, in the Asia-Pacific in July 2025.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:China rams own warship while chasing Philippine vessel
The crash in the disputed Scarborough Shoal rendered a Chinese warship "unseaworthy", Manila said.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Gaza grab will deepen Israelโs global credibility crisis
For all its claims of being a democracy that adheres to international law and the rules of war, Israelโs global reputation is in tatters. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuโs latest plan for a full military takeover of Gaza, along with the expanding starvation crisis in the strip and Israelโs repressive measures in the West Bank, underline [โฆ] The post Gaza grab will deepen Israelโs global credibility crisis appeared...
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Delhi given eight weeks to round up hundreds of thousands of stray dogs
Activists say it will be difficult to move over a million stray dogs to shelters within eight weeks.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:South Koreaโs KF-21 fighter goes full beast mode
South Koreaโs KF-21 Boramae fighter is being reimagined as the KF-21EX, a stealthier, heavier-hitting evolution that blends homegrown design, deep-strike power and export ambition, giving Seoul a sovereign tool to strike deep, elude advanced air defenses and preserve a deterrent edge even if US support wavers. This month, The War Zone (TWZ) reported that Korea [โฆ] The post South Koreaโs KF-21 fighter goes full beast...
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Modiโs American embrace backfires badly on India
India-US ties have entered a fraught and intricate phase, marked by tensions that challenge Indiaโs long-cherished strategic autonomy. Once overly hyped as a burgeoning partnership of mutual benefit, the Indo-US relationship is now strained by diplomatic pressures, economic threats and a shifting global order. Indiaโs signing of four foundational US defense agreementsโthe Logistics Exchange Memorandum [โฆ] The post Modi...
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Diplomatic Maneuvering Intensifies Ahead of US-Russia Alaska Summit
As Ukrainian officials look to Europe for backing, Putin looks to Asia and BRICS; Trump keeps his eyes on the spotlight.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:South Korea military shrinks by 20% due to low birthrate
Its size has fallen below the 500,000 troops experts say are needed to handle a North Korean attack.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:British backpacker pleads guilty to killing man while drunk on e-scooter
Alicia Kemp, 25, from Redditch, was on a working holiday in Western Australia when she hit the father-of-two.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Israeli Tourist Boom in Sri Lankaโs Arugam Bay Stirs Local Unease
Colombo has been slow to crack down on unruly Israelis as it fears punitive action from the U.S. and other Western countries that could adversely hit tourist arrivals.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Mass Burials at Dharmasthala Point to Unholy Mix of Religion, Crime and Politics in India
A whistleblower has revealed that he was forced to bury the bodies of murdered men and raped women over several decades in the temple town.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Survey Work Begins in Kazakhstan for Russia-Built Nuclear Power Plant
A groundbreaking ceremony marked the formal start of the project, which could take a decade to complete and require investment of $15 billion.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Government to Issue Gun Licenses to Indigenous Groups in Indiaโs Assam State
The policy will be implemented in Muslim-majority areas, including districts bordering Bangladesh that have seen an influx of illegal immigrants.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Trump-Putin summit to produce more dread than hope
It will be the moment Ukraine and its European supporters have been hoping for, but also one they have been dreading. The summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, which the White House and Kremlin have said will take place in Alaska on August 15, in theory, represents the best chance this year that America [โฆ] The post Trump-Putin summit to produce more dread than hope appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Advancing Australiaโs Trilateral Partnership With Two ASEAN Neighbors
Fruitful relations between Australia, Indonesia, and Timor-Leste should be consolidated through the establishment of new trilateral mechanisms.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Malaysia to Lead ASEAN Delegation to Myanmar Next Month, FM Says
Mohamad Hasan said that he will seek clarifications from the military about the election that it plans to hold at the end of the year.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:China's unemployed young adults who are pretending to have jobs
With Chinese youth unemployment high, individuals are paying to go into offices and pretend to work.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Thailand Again Accuses Cambodia of Laying Fresh Landmines Along Disputed Border
The country's military claims that three soldiers were injured in a landmine explosion on Saturday, the third in recent weeks.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:New voters list in Indian state includes wrong photos and dead people
A political row has broken out over India's Election Commission's decision to update the rolls in Bihar.
Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source:Banning Gas Motorbikes in Vietnam Is a Silly Move
There are better ways of encouraging the widespread adoption of electric vehicles.
Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source:Is Pakistanโs Second Chance in the Tribal Areas Slipping Away?
In 2018, Pakistan overhauled the status and governance of FATAs. Yet the area remains socio-economically disadvantaged and violence is surging.
Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source:Chinaโs โWolf Warriorโ Diplomacy Persists in Latin Americaย
In general, Beijing has turned away from extreme diplomacy. But in Latin America, the wolf warrior spirit remains very much alive.
Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: