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Nepal’s PM Oli strengthens ties with China, bypassing India

While Oli secured a framework agreement and cash help, his coalition government grapples with debt fears and balancing ties with both China and India.

5 Dec 2024 - 8:18PMvideocam

Banking & finance

China had nearly 100 fewer billionaires in 2024, UBS says

5 Dec 2024 - 8:23PM

Diplomacy

Opinion | Trump’s victory a reminder the ‘end of history’ remains far away

5 Dec 2024 - 8:29AMvideocam

Narendra Modi

India’s BJP-led alliance tested by deal making to form Maharashtra government

Despite the coalition’s electoral win in the state, analysts say negotiations over government roles reveal the alliance’s weaknesses.

4 Dec 2024 - 8:42PMvideocam

Maharashtra’s chief minister contender and Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis (C) shows a victory sign after winning a majority in the Maharashtra state assembly elections, at the BJP head office in Mumbai, India, on November 23. Photo: EPA-EFE

Australia

Passenger at Sydney airport charged with assault and illegal plane entry

The case involving an Indian national comes after several incidents at other Australian airports in which passenger safety was threatened.

5 Dec 2024 - 12:45AM

Asia travel

Uber launches boat-hailing app on Dal Lake in India’s Kashmir state

Dal Lake’s popular shikaras can now be hailed by phone, as tourism returns to India’s northernmost region.

4 Dec 2024 - 11:15AM

Art

Jasleen Kaur wins Turner Prize for art exploring her Scottish-Sikh identity

Her winning exhibition mixes sculpture, print and everyday items, including family photos, a Ford car and the popular Scottish soda Irn Bru.

4 Dec 2024 - 4:37AM

A gallery assistant poses with Jasleen Kaur’s installation at the Tate Britain in London in September. Photo: Reuters

Narendra Modi

India and China to ‘calibrate’ ties after border stand-off resolved: minister

India’s foreign minster said New Delhi and Beijing will cautiously improve ties post-border conflict, focusing on national security and economic relations.

3 Dec 2024 - 8:03PMvideocam

Narendra Modi

‘Unfortunate’: Indian opposition leader’s jibe at Modi’s memory earns rebuke

Gandhi has said Modi tends to repeat issues that have been discussed, referencing a Biden gaffe earlier this year.

3 Dec 2024 - 6:35PMvideocam

Alibaba

Alibaba Cloud aims high in Southeast Asia with new AI partners

China’s leading cloud services provider is prioritising investments in its operations across Indonesia, Thailand and other markets.

3 Dec 2024 - 6:30PM

Alibaba’s cloud unit is strengthening partnerships in Southeast Asia. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images

Russia

India pivots from Russia to US for weapons, marking shift in global arms trade

India, the world’s largest importer of weapons, bought only 36 per cent of its arms imports from Russia last year, down from 76 per cent in 2009.

3 Dec 2024 - 5:00PM

Soldiers in Russian-made T-90 tanks march past during a ceremony to celebrate India’s 73rd Army Day in New Delhi in January 2021. Photo: AFP

Currencies

Opinion | Trump’s fuming over unlikely ‘Brics currency’ belies risks of de-dollarisation

Trump’s threat of tariffs over a currency that will likely never exist is a reminder of how much clout the dollar has in the developing world.

4 Dec 2024 - 5:59PM

US-China relations

Trump vs TikTok ban, American defence spending push: 7 US-China relations reads

From US-India relations to visa woes for Chinese tech workers, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in November 2024.

2 Dec 2024 - 11:49PM

Climate change

Cyclone Fengal kills 19 in Sri Lanka and India

There was also flooding in India’s Tamil Nadu state and the Puducherry region, with the latter hit by the heaviest 24-hour rainfall in 30 years.

1 Dec 2024 - 6:25PMvideocam

A woman walks in Chennai, India amid heavy wind and rainfall on Saturday, ahead of the landfall of Cyclone Fengal. Photo: AFP

Renewable energy

Glittering dreams: India’s big push for solar power

Developing the Khavda plant is key to India’s solar power strategy.

1 Dec 2024 - 1:12PM

This photograph shows solar panels installed at the Adani Green Renewable Energy Plant in Khavda. File photo: AFP

US-China relations

Trump threatens Brics countries with huge tariff if they undercut US dollar

The group, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and others, discussed boosting non-dollar transactions at a recent summit.

1 Dec 2024 - 5:28AMvideocam

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Food and Drinks

Indian cocktail lab shapes the future of drinking around the world

Flavor Lab in Bengaluru serves Indian whisky, riffs on martini and more to help spirits giant Diageo predict the habits of a new generation.

30 Nov 2024 - 6:15PM

Stocks

Rush to ‘value up’ may be Asia stocks’ best defence against Trump

Governments and regulators across Asia are hurrying to implement their own versions of Japan’s decade-long ‘Value Up’ programme.

30 Nov 2024 - 3:29PM

Donald Trump’s US election victory and his adversarial trade policies threaten to undermine Asia’s economic growth and corporate earnings. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

Aviation

India’s airlines received 999 hoax bomb threats this year, minister says

The spike in incidents, including more than 500 threats made in the last two weeks of October, has led to rising costs for airlines.

30 Nov 2024 - 11:29AM

China-India relations

China, India find common ground for ‘strategic recalibration’ in post-clash thaw

De-escalation of border tensions has paved the way for engagement on other issues, including pressures from the West, analysts said.

29 Nov 2024 - 4:31PMvideocam

France

France smashes South Asian migrant trafficking ring, 26 arrested

Traffickers are suspected of having smuggled several thousand people from India, Sri Lanka and Nepal into France.

29 Nov 2024 - 12:40PM

In December 2023, a plane carrying hundreds of Indian passengers was grounded for days at Vatry airport east of Paris over concerns it was part of a human trafficking scheme. File photo: AP

Bangladesh

My Take | ‘Worse than before’: Bangladesh’s turmoil grows as Yunus tries to restore order

Muhammad Yunus faces challenges in restoring order and reviving Bangladesh’s economy amid ethnic tensions and urgent calls for new elections.

29 Nov 2024 - 10:30AMvideocam

Muhammad Yunus, head of Bangladesh’s interim government, speaks to members of the media at the COP29 UN Climate Summit on November 13. Photo: AP

Renewable energy

India’s renewable energy sector resilient to Adani bribery case

Gautam Adani was charged with allegedly paying US$265 million in bribes related to power supply contracts in Indian states.

28 Nov 2024 - 7:03PM

Viral stories

KOL strolls shoeless to rate Japan’s hygiene, finds white socks remain spotless

Cleanliness is central to Japanese culture, reflecting order and discipline, while littering is seen as disrespectful.

28 Nov 2024 - 9:02AM

Salaries

Zomato stirs debate in India over no-salary senior role with application fee

The US$24,000 application fee will be donated to charity in the first year and the successful candidate will get a salary in the second year.

27 Nov 2024 - 11:43AM

A delivery worker of Zomato, an Indian food-delivery startup, waits to collect an order in Kolkata. Photo: Reuters

Japan

India, Japan boost defence ties with eye on China in Indo-Pacific: experts

A proposed reciprocal supply and services pact is the next logical step to growing bilateral ties amid the Indo-Pacific framework, analysts say.

26 Nov 2024 - 7:03PMvideocam

Japanese Defence Minister Gen Nakatani (left) shakes hands with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh ahead of their talks in Vientiane, Laos, on November 22. Photo: Kyodo

Sri Lanka

Adani projects in Sri Lanka face probe after US bribery charges

The move by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s government comes after the US indicted Gautam Adani for bribery and Kenya cancelled deals with the group.

26 Nov 2024 - 6:06PM

Wellness

Explainer | Methanol poisoning, its symptoms and why it is so deadly

The deaths in Laos of six foreign tourists who had methanol-tainted drinks was a reminder of how lethal the industrial alcohol can be.

26 Nov 2024 - 3:47PMvideocam

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