Hyrox, launched in Germany in 2018 and now held worldwide, is an indoor fitness race combining treadmill running with strength exercises, such as lunges and rowing. Its popularity has exploded in…
“Countries have to proactively implement adaptation measures in disaster-prone areas through political will, improved governance, education, rationalising land-use policy and, at least in part…
The number of Indian white-collar professionals returning from overseas grew by about 24 per cent in 2024 and 5 per cent in 2025, according to hiring firm Xpheno. Another 205,000 have returned so far…
Consider the divergence in strategy across ASEAN’s major economies. Singapore, unable to compete on labour costs and starved for land, long ago stopped trying to be a factory floor. Instead, it…
The number of Indian white-collar professionals returning from overseas grew by about 24 per cent in 2024 and 5 per cent in 2025, according to hiring firm Xpheno. Another 205,000 have returned so far…
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s disaster authority said Wednesday (Sep 16) it had sharply revised up the number of people considered missing after the Aug 26 flood to 6,150, following data collection and…
The small-scale reshuffle comes as Takaichi navigates rising inflation and a weak yen while pursuing a consumption tax cut on food starting next year. While Takaichi’s tax cut pledge is popular among…
BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday (Sep 17) told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a phone call that the two countries “should prepare well for the next stage of high-level…
“GAME-CHANGER” For the first time in Nepal, WFP deployed cargo drones to deliver food to isolated communities. “When the first drone went up in the air with the food attached to it, I knew that it…
India’s Tata Sons reappointed N Chandrasekaran as chairman for another five years on Thursday (Sep 17), reversing his decision last month not to seek another term amid tensions with the charitable…
North Korea, under rafts of UN sanctions for its development of banned weapons, is believed to operate uranium enrichment facilities at sites at Yongbyon, Kangson and Kusong. It cut off access to…
POLICE LAUNCH INVESTIGATIONS Following Prabowo’s remarks, Indonesian police official Mohammad Irhamni told reporters on Thursday that police have launched 219 criminal investigations linked to the…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched India as a new global hub for semiconductor production on Thursday (Sep 17), urging technology firms to invest in what he called a “reliable” location…
But he said countries in the region also need to work together. “This is one of those things where we can’t do it alone,” Heng said when asked about greater cooperation within the Association of…
The two last met in Beijing in May, but the key encounter was in South Korea last October. Trump backed down from imposing more tariffs on China in return for Xi easing off on export controls on rare…
NAGOYA: Accommodation for Asian Games athletes in Japan is “functional” and efforts are being made to deal with numerous complaints from disgruntled teams, a chief organiser told AFP. More than…
SINGAPORE: Climate change is highly likely to have contributed to the catastrophic glacier collapse that flooded parts of Nepal and Tibet in late August, killing around 1,400 people and leaving…
Maruli added that under the army’s bridge-building programme, it gathers representatives from all regions, trains them for several weeks on how to build bridges, and carries out practical exercises…
TOURISM FEELS IMPACT OF HAZE At Semenggoh, fruit and other food, including coconuts, bananas, sweet potatoes and sugar cane, are placed on feeding platforms twice a day, giving visitors a chance to…
SEOUL: The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Thursday (Sep 17) that the country’s nuclear-armed status was “absolute”, calling those hoping for its denuclearisation “idiots”…
