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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

Bill Gates seeks meeting with Xi Jinping to push global AI safety efforts

Gates' staff are working to finalize a meeting with Xi for his next China trip, his spokesperson said, scheduled tentatively ​for November

China robot maker Unitree's post-listing slump sparks bubble fears

Unitree shares steadied on Tuesday after three consecutive days of decline that took their losses to 45% since their debut last Wednesday.

China's data centres to consume more power than South Korea by 2030

Rapid growth in artificial intelligence workloads will see data centres use 774 terawatt-hours of electricity by 2030, around 6 per cent of China's total projected consumption, according to a report

Dozens of Chinese, Hong Kong firms hit by Trump admin's Iran sanctions

US Treasury Dept unveiled a package targeting dozens of individuals and entities as part of what Treasury Secy Scott Bessent described as Operation Economic Outcast

US attempt to strangle Iran's economy depends on China's cooperation

The US has spent 20 years promising 'crippling sanctions' on Iran. But the latest effort comes with a reverse twist, after military action failed to accomplish President Trump's goals

Bessent's economic D-Day threat to Iran hinges on willingness to hit China

But that's only if Bessent actually follows through on a threat the Trump administration has made before

A new kind of China Shock

What makes the Chinese export surge today different from its first, in the 2000s?

China's Sinopec first-half profit rises 12% after surge in energy prices

The company, officially known as China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., earned 23.8 billion yuan in the first half of last year

Europe's biggest luxury firms discern green shoots in key China market

Chinese household consumption is stabilizing and even starting to rebound in some categories like high-end cosmetics, improving sentiment on China in the luxury sector