This piece is part of a series of articles covering the medieval and early modern great powers of each of Asia’s regions: ...

Day with week-long programs.The main ceremony committee, led by Minister for Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation Badriprasad Pandey, held its first meeting on Thursday and finalized plans for the ...

The second episode of series five saw teams embarking on the next leg of their journey, and several pairs city-hopped their way along the coast of the East China Sea, which is a portion of the Pacific ...

An ICIMOD report points to reduced water for 12 Asian river systems fed by the spring thaw on the Hindu Kush-Himalayan ...

China’s new mega-dam is set to alter the geography of Asia forever. Its impact will be felt not only in water management but also in regional politics and trade routes. Democrats Tank Crypto ...

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck Nepal on Saturday at a shallow depth of 10km, heightening the risk of aftershocks. Nepal's vulnerability stems from its location on a convergent boundary where ...

The region was hit hard during the last major conflict with Pakistan, when the two sides clashed in 1999 in the high-altitude Himalayan mountains further north at Kargil. Vikram Singh, 40 ...

If you are one of the millions who choose to holiday in South-East Asia this year, you might be surprised how accessible, affordable, and rewarding climbing a mountain is. It may even be the ...

The country will experience partly to generally cloudy conditions throughout the day, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD). Light to moderate rain accompanied by thunder and ...

As reported by The Telegraph, a “draft of a new law” suggests Nepal will issue Everest permits only to climbers with experience and proof of scaling at least one of the other Himalayan nation ...

Daredevils may run into a hiccup if they're looking to climb the world’s highest mountain. Mount Everest, located in the Himalayas, is exploring restricting access to the summit. Nepal has ...