North Korea's claim of recovered farmland comes after the state admitted last week the country suffered considerable losses due to recent floods that destroyed farms and upended villages. North Korea ... ( read original story ...)
Educating Hima: Maggie Doyne on battling poverty in Nepal
Maggie Doyne still remembers the moment that changed her life forever. A chance encounter with six-year-old Hima, a little girl forced into manual labour to help her impoverished family, helped ... ( read original story ...)
Road connecting Changru, Tinkar in Nepal to district headquarters inaugurated
Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) [India], October 6 (ANI): The pedestrian road built by Nepal Army connecting Changru and Tinkar, the last villages along its border with China, to the district headquarters ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal stares at another lockdown as COVID casehold surpasses that of China
The number of cases exceeded the total number of infections reported by China, the host nation for coronavirus. The Northern neighbour of the Himalayan nation ... ( read original story ...)
The response to the pandemic will further isolate Nepal
Nepal, Oct. 6 -- Many have asked me as to why in my book Unleashing Nepal there is a chapter titled 'Isolation' and it is always very easy to explain, at least in regards to the Kathmandu Valley. The ... ( read original story ...)
Champawat traders’ business hit due to closure of Uttarakhand-Nepal border amid COVID-19
The business of traders in Banbasa of Champawat district, one of the towns bordering Nepal are hit due to the closure of the Nepal border for the last 7 months in wake of COVID-19. ( read original story ...)
Starting small, aiming big: Game development in Nepal
Nepal, Oct. 6 -- From the humble beginnings of Pong, the gaming industry today has mushroomed into a massive multi-billion-dollar industry. Today, gaming companies all around the world pour millions ... ( read original story ...)
Over a dozen staffers at Pakistan’s embassy in Nepal contract Covid
ISLAMABAD: As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to grip Nepal, Pakistan’s ambassador in the country and his spouse and over a dozen members of the diplomatic staff have contracted the virus, informed ... ( read original story ...)
ETFs struggle to gain traction in Malaysia
A lack of distributors willing to market and promote exchange traded funds, as well as a belief that ETFs deliver lower returns, are holding back the growth of the industry in Malaysia, experts say. ( read original story ...)
Amid Political Crisis, Malaysia Braces for Second Wave of COVID-19
As Prime Minister Muhyiddin enters self-quarantine, his nation grapples with a sudden rise in coronavirus infections. ( read original story ...)