A sense of panic gripped China’s stock market on Friday afternoon as key benchmarks tumbled sharply, and then quickly pared those losses, leaving investors wondering what’s next in store for them.
Queer-friendly Nepal aims to promote ‘pink economy’, ‘rainbow marriages’ for tourists seen as growing segment
Nepal has introduced measures ranging from regulatory changes to “rainbow tourism” guidelines as it targets the multi-billion-dollar LGBTQ market.
How Nepal’s New Luxury Lodgings Took It From Bargain Bolthole to Jet-Set Hideaway
Private jets lining the runways and high-end properties across the country are filling in the former backpacker’s haven.
After Afghanistan, BCCI likely to help Nepal teams get game exposure and training in India
Having been a pillar of support for Afghanistan cricket for close to a decade now, the BCCI is set to extend infrastructure and exposure-related assistance to Nepal’s talented players with the aim to …
Small, secretive & highly venomous snake seen for first time in Nepal’s hills
Tujin Rai, an undergraduate biology student, saw a dead snake outside his home in Dhankuta in Nepal’s eastern hills. He was curious to identify it. Rai, who interns at the Kathmandu-based NGO Nature …
How Yemen’s Houthi rebels have leveraged cheap drones into military success for years
The Houthis have sparked alarm with drone attacks in the Red Sea, but their use of drone attacks is just the latest iteration of their larger drone strategy.
Yemen’s Huthis Say Fired Missiles At US Warship
Yemen’s Huthi rebels say they fired “several” missiles at a US warship in the Red Sea, adding that they consider all American and British ships “legitimate targets” so long as US-UK strikes on the Iran-backed group continues.
Sentence halved for Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib, jailed in 1MDB scandal
Former Malaysian premier Najib Razak, who was convicted of graft over the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, could be released by 2028 after his jail sentence was halved, prompting uproar from critics …
Myanmar holds film academy award ceremony for movies screened in 2023
Myanmar held a film academy award ceremony in the capital Nay Pyi Taw on Saturday evening Speaking at the ceremony Vice Chairman of Myanmar State Ad …
Junta Watch: Billion-Dollar Myanmar Military ‘Outgunned’; Dictator Gets New Nickname; and More
Also this week, the regime’s election plan suffered another setback as the state of emergency was extended for another six months.