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India, China pull back troops in Himalayas
Published on 25/10/2024
» NEW DELHI - India and China have started pulling back troops from their final two face-to-face positions on the disputed Himalayan frontier, an Indian government source said, heralding an end to a four-year military standoff.
Nine trekkers die in Himalayan blizzard
Published on 06/06/2024
» NEW DELHI - At least nine Indian trekkers died in the Himalayas after getting trapped during a blizzard, authorities said on Thursday, as rescue teams airlifted their bodies and five survivors to safety.
Five of Asia's best bike trips to take, from Himalayas to traversing South Korea
South China Morning Post, Published on 26/12/2023
» Ready to start planning your 2024 getaways? Got some bucket list adventures you just cannot put off any longer? Is next year when you finally do that trip of a lifetime?
New Chinese map angers India
Published on 30/08/2023
» NEW DELHI: India issued a “strong protest” to China on Tuesday after a Beijing map claimed land that New Delhi says is theirs, including territory close to where the neighbours battled in 2020.
Himalayan glaciers melting 65% faster than past decade
AFP, Published on 20/06/2023
» KATHMANDU: Himalayan glaciers providing critical water to nearly 2 billion people are melting faster than ever before due to climate change, exposing communities to unpredictable and costly disasters, scientists warned Tuesday.
Two more climbers die on Everest
Published on 18/05/2023
» KATHMANDU: Two more climbers have died on Everest, expedition organisers said on Thursday, bringing to seven the number of deaths on the world’s highest peak in the spring climbing season.
Nepali climbs Everest for record 27th time
AFP, Published on 17/05/2023
» KATHMANDU: Nepali climber Kami Rita Sherpa reached the top of Mount Everest for the 27th time on Wednesday, reclaiming the record for the most summits of the world's highest mountain.
US arrests Chinese billionaire on fraud rap
AFP, Published on 16/03/2023
» NEW YORK: A Chinese tycoon closely tied to an adviser to former US president Donald Trump has been arrested in New York and charged with bilking $1 billion from supporters of his anti-Beijing activities.
Sanctioned Myanmar tycoons find shelter in Singapore
Published on 18/10/2022
» Frangipani plants and coconut trees front the three-story villa on Sentosa Island where Myanmar tycoon Tay Za stays when he’s in Singapore. It’s one of two houses his family owns in a development overlooking the South China Sea known as a playground for the wealthy. A short drive away is the Marina Bay Sands casino, where he would often show up carrying a duffel bag stuffed with cash. On a sunny day in June, a yellow Ferrari F8 Spider and a Mercedes were parked outside one of the villas.
Body of missing US ski mountaineer found in Nepal
AFP, Published on 28/09/2022
» KATHMANDU - A search team retrieved the body of top US ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson from the Himalayas on Wednesday, two days after she disappeared on the slopes of Nepal's Manaslu peak.