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Why did China hold a cremation competition?

The first-ever national contest for cremation workers cuts to the heart of Chinese ideas about death, land use and a desire to instill national pride in a stigmatised vocation.
31 December 2015, 06:29 AM

Taiwan, China launch hotline after summit

The first hotline between China and Taiwan was launched yesterday, in a move designed to build ties between the two sides following a historic summit
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Mine cave-in: 8 Chinese survivors found

Eight people were found alive in a Chinese gypsum mine yesterday, state media said, five days after it collapsed in an accident that reportedly prompted its
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM

The street children who run a newspaper in India

A group of street children is bound by a shared passion to bring out Balaknama (Voice of Children), an eight-page quarterly newspaper which focuses on children living and working on the streets.
29 December 2015, 12:38 PM

Modi in surprise Pakistan visit

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands in Pakistan on a surprise visit in which he will meet his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif.
25 December 2015, 10:26 AM

Indonesian ferry accident death toll climbs to 63

The death toll from a ferry disaster in central Indonesia rises to 63 with a handful of people still missing as the search and rescue operation winds down, an official says.
25 December 2015, 07:02 AM

Ten China cities on red alert

More than 100 million people in China have been warned to stay indoors after at least 10 Chinese cities issued red alerts for smog, state media reported yesterday.
24 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Japan cabinet okays record defence budget

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet yesterday approved Japan's biggest ever annual defence budget, as the country bolsters its military amid territorial rows and concerns over China's expanding naval reach.
24 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Afghanistan: Officials say dozens of Taliban killed in battle for Sangin

A local Taliban commander and 50 fighters have been killed in overnight fighting in the Sangin district of Helmand province, Afghan officials say.
24 December 2015, 11:24 AM

Taliban bomb kills six foreign soldiers in Afghanistan

A suicide vehicle bomb attack on a patrol near a base at Bagram in eastern Afghanistan kills six foreign soldiers and injured three, Nato says.
21 December 2015, 14:14 PM

Beijing issues second ever pollution "red alert"

Beijing authorities have issued a second pollution "red alert", little more than a week after its first ever such warning.
18 December 2015, 05:00 AM

China summons US envoy, slams deal

China has summoned the US envoy to protest Washington's sale of warships to Taiwan, as part of a massive $1.8 billion arms package, Beijing said yesterday.
17 December 2015, 18:00 PM

China smog red alerts spread to more cities

Pollution red alerts spread to more Chinese cities, state media reported yesterday as Beijing entered its third day of heavy smog, with officials warning poor
9 December 2015, 18:00 PM

'No proof' Mansour is dead: Ghani

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says there is "no evidence" Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour is dead, after reports of an internal gunfight.
8 December 2015, 18:00 PM

China pollution: First ever red alert in effect in Beijing

Schools in Beijing are closed and outdoor construction halted as the Chinese capital's first ever pollution "red alert"red alert" came into effect.
8 December 2015, 05:42 AM

Taliban issue audio to prove 'leader' is alive

The Afghan Taliban released an audio message Saturday it said was from leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, vehemently rejecting reports of
6 December 2015, 18:00 PM

North Korea rejects UN rights resolution

North Korea yesterday rejected a UN resolution on its human rights violations as a product of the hostile policy by the United States
21 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Coal mine fire in China kills 21

At least 21 people died in a fire at a mine operated by northeast China's biggest state-owned coal company, state media reported
21 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Commuters suffer in Rajshahi transport strike

Indefinite transport strike imposed in Rajshahi district from this morning causing acute sufferings for commuters.
15 November 2015, 07:04 AM

Abducted boy found murdered, 7 arrested

A minor boy, abducted from Kadimnagar village under Ghoraghat municipality on Tuesday, was found murdered at a mango orchard at the
12 November 2015, 18:00 PM