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Pacific leaders criticise China's new missile test, call for advance notice

Pacific island leaders voiced concern over an ICBM test that flew over several member states without adequate notice and called for at least 24 hours' warning for future launches

Chinese AI firm Moonshot files confidentially for Hong Kong IPO

The developer of the Kimi large language model is aiming to raise $3 billion, one of the people said, as per Reuters.

India backs US on global imbalances, but China blocks G20 consensus

G20 members failed to reach a joint statement after China opposed the proposal, contending with the Chair's statement.

China's Xi urges new Middle East security framework during Egypt visit

Xi also said China was ready to work with regional countries to safeguard shipping routes, an issue that has taken on greater importance after conflict disrupted traffic through the Strait of Hormuz

Floods aftermath: Nepal seeks climate compensation from India, China, US

China, the US and India have made "extremely large" contributions to climate change and left smaller nations "enduring the price of it," Nepal's Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal told Kantipur TV.

What caused Nepal’s flash flood? | Tibet | Bhote Koshi River | Rasuwa | USGS

A deadly flash flood struck Nepal’s Rasuwa district on August 26, killing more than 160 people and leaving over 750 missing, including 133 Indians.

Nepal asked China for data on glacier risks months before deadly floods

Nepal and China discussed monitoring floods and glacier hazards in May, but Nepali officials said limited data sharing left them without enough information to anticipate major disasters

49 Indians missing after Tibet mudslide; death toll climbs to nearly 800

Search on for 537 workers at nine hydroelectric projects

China offers emergency aid to flood-hit Nepal as death toll crosses 650

China on Saturday offered emergency financial assistance and aid to Nepal, which has been devastated by flash floods that have killed more than 650 people, and nearly 2,400 people remained missing. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday spoke to his Nepalese counterpart Shisir Khanal to convey Beijing's decision to provide the assistance package to Nepal to deal with Wednesday's flash floods at the Tibet-Nepal border. Wang told Khanal that this was the most serious cross-border disaster in recent years and the complexity and difficulty of the relief work was unprecedented, according to Chinese official media. Chinese relief supplies are expected to arrive in Kathmandu shortly, and two teams of China's tunnel rescue experts are headed to the affected areas to help with the operations, he said. China has shared important information, including imagery of the affected areas, satellite and hydrological data, with Nepal as well as early-warning information on an upstream barrier .

Nearly 2,500 missing as Nepal, China step up flood rescue efforts

At least 579 people have been confirmed dead while 1,924 remain unaccounted for, including hundreds of foreigners from India, Malaysia, Australia and the US

A history of learning in R&D

To close the gap with China, Indian policymakers must view R&D not merely as an expenditure, but as a strategic process of building organisational capability

Nepal flash flood disaster caused by high-altitude glacier collapse: China

China on Friday said the collapse of a high-altitude glacier in Nepal may have triggered the massive flash flood disaster that engulfed the Tibet-Nepal border, killing hundreds and causing widespread damage. The death toll from Wednesday's flood-related devastation climbed to 469 in Nepal, while three people were killed in Tibet. "We noted that experts and official institutions of China and Nepal have made preliminary assessments on the cause of the disaster," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told a media briefing here. "According to their analysis, the disaster may have been triggered by the collapse of a high-altitude glacier in Nepal," he said, answering a question. China's stand underscores that both Beijing and Kathmandu are on the same page about the cause of the disaster, which resulted in massive deaths and widespread damage to settlements, roads, bridges and hydropower infrastructure. A preliminary assessment by Nepalese authorities and a revised analysis by

'Don't need help': Nepal rejects foreign rescue teams after flash floods

The flood tore through areas including Rasuwa district near ‌the Chinese border, levelling entire towns, damaging hydropower projects ​and killing close to 500 ​people

China evacuates over 1,000 after flash floods near Tibet-Nepal border

Chinese officials on Friday said more than 1,000 people, including 555 tourists, have been evacuated from Gyirong County near the Tibet-Nepal border after devastating flash floods that caused heavy casualties. The flash floods struck Gyirong Port in the Tibet Autonomous Region on Wednesday, sweeping through villages and towns near the China-Nepal border area. Three people were killed in Tibet and 469 in Nepal, while hundreds of others remain missing. A total of 499 villagers and construction workers as well as 555 affected tourists were evacuated in Gyirong County and transferred under the coordination of cultural and tourism authorities, China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported. No tourist remains stranded in the area now, according to the state-run Global Times. Residents affected by the flash floods in Gyirong County have been resettled, and all stranded tourists have been transferred, Xinhua quoted local authorities as saying. Civil aviation authorities also joined the re

Fast-swelling lakes trigger fresh flood warnings in Nepal and China

At least 469 people have been confirmed dead, a toll that's expected to rise in the coming days after fast-moving waters swept through villages, wiping out bridges, roads and entire settlements

China issues Level-IV alert after devastating flash floods at Nepal border

China has sounded a Level-IV alert following the devastating flash floods at the Tibet-Nepal border, warning that a newly formed barrier lake at the confluence of two rivers faces a high risk of breaching and flooding downstream areas. China's Ministry of Water Resources on Thursday night sounded an emergency in the Tibet Autonomous Region, cautioning of a threat posed by the barrier lake, which formed near the confluence of Chhochen Khola and Purepu Tsangpo rivers. These rivers originate in Tibet and flow into Nepal as part of the Bhote Koshi river system. China's emergency response system for natural disasters has four levels, with Level-I being the highest and Level IV the lowest. The lake has accumulated an estimated two million cubic metres of water as of Thursday morning, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. According to forecasts, inflows into the lake could reach about three million cubic metres over the next three days amid continued rainfall, increasing the risk of a .

China to ship at least 1.2 mn tonnes of key fertiliser variety to India

India is one of the biggest urea importers, making its purchases closely watched as a global benchmark

How the CCP shapes national memory

The foundation of the CCP's legitimacy and the social contract it has with the Chinese people is rooted in the term it coined: "One Hundred Years of Humiliation"

India, China to hold trans-border rivers mechanism meeting in September

Ajit Doval and Wang Yi also agreed to add military meeting points and hotlines, improve border management and maintain communication on hydrological data-sharing issues

Moonshot AI in talks with Microsoft, Amazon, Google over K3 revenue sharing

Any deal could mark the first big revenue-sharing pact between a Chinese AI firm and a major US cloud company