A changing climate has made residents of river-carved mountainous areas more vulnerable to sudden, heavy rains. ( read original story ...)
China’s Property Investment Drops 12% in First Seven Months
This chart shows the year-on-year change in China's real estate development investment (in percent). ( read original story ...)
World partners to deploy biometric orbs in Japan
Medirom will begin installing the iris scanning Orbs, World’s dedicated biometric authentication device, across its Re.Ra.Ku network.
Japan firms’ FY 2025 net profit to fall on US tariffs, 1st drop in 6 yrs
Total net profit for major Japanese companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange is expected to fall 7.8 percent in the current busin ...
The Second Map podcast tells the neglected story of the war against Japan — review
Journalist Kavita Puri hears from veterans of the second world war in Asia and asks why this conflict has been overlooked ...
Is Yunus now targeting Hasina-era president? Bangladesh missions removing his portraits
Most of the country’s 82 missions had already taken down the portraits in the wake of the July uprising. The remaining missions, which had not yet acted, were reportedly instructed last Friday to ...
Bangladesh-Pakistan axis puts Bengal on alert ahead of PM’s visit
Indian intelligence agencies have issued a high alert across West Bengal ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Kolkata visit on August 22, following growing military engagement between Bangladesh ...
Bangladesh likely to replace Pakistan in men’s Asia Cup hockey tournament
With just days to go before the Men’s Asia Cup Hockey Tournament begins in Rajgir, Bihar, uncertainty looms over Pakistan’s participation, potentially paving the way for Bangladesh to step in as a ...
More than 350 killed in monsoon flooding in Pakistan, emergency officials say
Over 350 people have died in a 72 hour period in Pakistan due to monsoon flooding, Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority reported, bringing the total number of people killed to over 650 ...
China To Reveal New Weapons To Sink US Ships
Missiles are central to China's anti-access and area denial strategy, which seeks to prevent or restrict an enemy from entering and operating in a given area.