Asia Steps In to Fill Diesel Supply Gap in Africa as Middle East Exports Crash
Asia’s diesel exports to Africa are surging to nearly five-year highs, as Middle East’s sales to Africa crashed…
Belgium eyes stronger defense cooperation with Japan
Belgium’s defense minister says his country plans to strengthen communications and information-sharing with Japan amid concerns over China’s…
NZ tourist town lives with similar flood hazard as Nepal disaster
A West Coast glacier town faces a version of the cascading hazard behind this week’s catastrophic floods on…
North Korea reshuffles military leadership
North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party has reshuffled the country’s military leadership. On Sunday, state-run Korean Central Television reported…
Nepal-China flood disaster: What’s the latest toll, how many are missing? | Floods News
The death toll from devastating floods near the border between Nepal and China has risen to at least…
Nepal rescuers drill into tunnels in bid to reach trapped workers | Environment News
Nepali rescuers seeking to reach hydropower workers believed trapped in tunnels swamped by flood debris have resumed work…
Expert: Climate change will cause more glaciers to melt, increase disasters
A researcher has expressed concern that global climate change will melt more glaciers and increase disasters. Kathmandu University…
The rise of K-Beauty: Can South Korea overtake France? | Al Jazeera News
South Korea’s beauty industry is booming, surpassing the US this year to become the world’s second-largest cosmetics exporter,…
Why Taiwan and the South China Sea matter to the US and the world
When U.S. Sen. Darline Graham struggled to answer in a debate whether the U.S. has a national security interest in…
Dozens brave Auckland rain to honour Nepal flash flood victims
Dozens of people braved heavy rain in Auckland yesterday to attend a candlelight vigil for the victims of…
Climate change raises risk of ‘catastrophic’ events as Nepal-Tibet flood death toll mounts
Scientists have warned that landslides and glacial collapses like those behind this week’s devastating flooding in Nepal and…
Survey: Americans expect long-term US involvement in Iran conflict
Leaders in Washington are stepping up economic pressure on Iran but, nearly six months into the conflict, their…