Not many people paid attention when, on a humid June morning, 40MW of electricity began making its way from the rivers in central Nepal to the grids of northern Bangladesh. There was no grand summit, ...

India is aiming for a global leadership role, but strained ties and regional instability in South Asia are testing its Neighborhood First policy.

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ISTANBUL. US phone maker Apple has asked the South Korean government to allow it to transfer high-precision map data outside the country, in a similar move made by Google, Yonhap News reported.

A new anthology of writings from south Asia celebrates marginalised voices Somak Ghoshal 4 min read 14 Jun 2025, 05:00 PM IST A Pride parade in Kathmandu, Nepal, 2024.

The country cites security. Google cites data restrictions. But the real story may be what neither side wants to admit. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Top South-east Asian representatives at the recent Ecosperity conference sought to reaffirm the region’s commitment to sustainable finance. Malaysia’s Natural Resources and Environmental ...

[HO CHI MINH CITY] Chinese firms are ramping up artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure leases across South-east Asia in a long-term push to globalise compute workloads as tighter US controls on ...

JOHOR BAHRU: Southeast Asian countries in the Indochina region are among those hardest hit by sweeping tariffs announced by United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Apr 2), with analysts ...

Asia has been hit by over 20 earthquakes above a 2.5 magnitude in the last 24 hours, with four powerful ones in central and southeast Asia, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

A strong 8.2 magnitude quake struck Myanmar on Friday, affecting several countries in South-East Asia. By Alice Scarsi , World News Editor, Emily Wright , World News Reporter 09:50, Fri, Mar 28 ...

Rain and cooler temperatures have brought some much-needed relief to South Korean firefighters battling the country's worst wildfires on record, but the largest blaze still isn’t fully contained.