9+ hour, 6+ min ago   (226+ words) BEIJING: Beijing will ban the possession of drones within city limits under new rules from November, further tightening regulations that already prohibited the sale of the devices. The rules, announced on Sunday (Sep 13) and due to take effect on Nov…...

11+ hour, 3+ min ago   (54+ words) TOKYO: A candidate backed by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ruling party won a gubernatorial election in Okinawa, bringing to power a leader who approves of a contentious US military base relocation plan for the first time in 12 years.In…...

11+ hour, 28+ min ago   (269+ words) US President Donald Trump on Sunday (Sep 13) brushed aside a report that Iran acquired satellite images of a base in Jordan from Chinese entities before an attack that killed three US troops there in July. A recent report in the…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (116+ words) China is the world’s largest durian consumer, importing billions of dollars’ worth each year. But in Hainan, farmers are now trying to grow the tropical fruit on home soil. CNA visited a plantation to see how Hainan durians compare with…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (794+ words) An area roughly a third of Hong Kong including villages, natural wetlands and farmland is being converted into the "Northern Metropolis", an ambitious project aimed at deepening integration with mainland China. HONG KONG: Chan Yuk-tong hoped to spend his remaining…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (615+ words) SAPTARI, Nepal: For 10 days, Nepali hydropower worker Sanjay Sah survived in darkness inside a flooded tunnel, drinking muddy water and losing all sense of time as he desperately prayed for rescue. When a disaster response team finally pulled him to…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (820+ words) China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said both countries should “stay committed” to resolving the boundary question and “maintain peace and tranquility in border areas”. NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to work together…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (558+ words) NEW DELHI: Iran and the United Arab Emirates signed up to a joint statement from the BRICS group of nations that called for restraint in the Middle East war on Saturday (Sep 12), in what was seen as a sign of…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1692+ words) Faced with typhoons, long growing cycles and limited scale, Hainan’s durian growers are betting on technology and premium fruit rather than trying to match Southeast Asia on volume. SANYA, Hainan: A spiky green durian hangs from a tree on a…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (249+ words) Nepali authorities have released the names of the nine Singaporeans reported missing, after floods hit its border with Tibet on Wednesday. The nine were listed among tourists who are uncontactable. Among them are 53-year-old Sumit Rawla and his 49-year-old wife,…...