From factories to homes, Chinese companies are pushing robots into the real world. But turning increasingly capable machines into viable businesses remains a major test for the industry.

The environment ministry will examine whether they comply with relevant laws, including whether animals have enough space and how often cleaning takes place, said an official.

Videos showed crushing masses of water and debris sweeping away dozens of people at a border crossing in Gyirong, with homes, roads and power projects washed away in Nepal as the flows travelled downstream.

Families moved between hospitals and police helpdesks, desperately hoping for word on those missing.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in close touch with the Nepali and Chinese authorities to offer consular assistance to affected Singaporeans, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

Ismail Sabri Yaakob, Muhyiddin Yassin and Najib Razak turned up at Kuala Lumpur’s court complex on Thursday (Aug 27) for their respective court cases.

The two Singaporeans were among a group of 47 people that also included 15 Australians, 10 Canadians, nine Nepalese, eight Americans, two Britons and one Russian-American dual citizen.

A statement on her website stated that the artist died in a Tokyo hospital on Aug 14. 

Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who pleaded not guilty, is accused of failing to declare holdings in ringgit and nine foreign currencies, as well as five gold bars, a silver bar and a gold coin.

Experts have warned that a blockage remaining upstream could trigger another flood.

The cause of the deadly landslides and floods along the Nepal-Tibet border is not yet certain, but experts say the risk of such events is compounded by the extreme topography of the Himalayas.

The flash floods that hit the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday have killed at least 160, with the death toll expected to rise.

Higher US yields generally translate into higher borrowing costs for households and businesses, which could lead to more expensive mortgages and loans, says one analyst.

Myanmar's Dawei special economic zone could offer Thailand a shorter route to the Indian Ocean by bypassing the Strait of Malacca, but conflict, financing constraints and Russia's role raise questions over whether the long-stalled project can be revi...

China is showing it can pursue frontier AI while deploying it widely in the real world. For Asia, that may matter more than who has the smartest new model, says Enodo Economics’ Diana Choyleva.

SIA’s pursuit of India’s aviation market spans more than three decades. CNA traces how its partnership with Tata led to the launch of Vistara and ultimately a significant minority stake in Air India.

Officials have said that Americans, Indians, Australians, Malaysians, South Koreans and Britons were among those unaccounted for.

Over 400 tourists are missing, including travellers from Malaysia, India, the US and the UK.

The country’s meteorology agency detected 4,508 hotspots on Wednesday morning (Aug 26), with nearly eight in 10 in Kalimantan. President Prabowo Subianto has instructed officials to do more in preventing forest and land fires.  

A viral video showing cabbages being dipped in a formaldehyde solution in northern China to preserve freshness has triggered nationwide inspections and regional concern.