By John Dayal (UCA News) -- India’s bishops, as much as its civil society, possibly missed an ominous warning in a report in the Kathmandu-based portal Himal Southasian about the growing support within tribal communities in the northeastern states of Assam...

Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi, Ugyen Tenzin Jigme Lhundrup. From shechen.org Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling in Boudha, Kathmandu, established by the esteemed scholar, teacher, and terton of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910–1991), has published a public...

From actor Wang Xing’s rescue to a clock-drawing test for dementia, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

NEW DELHI — China’s decision to build the world’s largest hydropower dam on a river that flows into India and Bangladesh has sparked concerns in both countries over the project’s potential impact on millions living downstream.  Beijing last month approved...

The disproportionate success of ethnic minorities in Chinese MMA is galvanizing interest in their cultures amongst sports fans as well as resurgent pride within those communities themselves.

By Matthew Walsh China said Thursday that an investigation had found the European Union imposed unfair “trade and investment barriers” on Beijing, marking the latest salvo in long-running commercial tensions between the two economic powers. Officials announced the probe...

A controversial HK$580 billion plan to create three artificial islands may face a further delay as Hong Kong’s development minister said there was “no need” to specify a starting date for reclamation work. Development minister Bernadette Linn on Tuesday...

The PLA has upgraded infrastructure and improved logistics to achieve ‘combat oxygen’ for soldiers in the high-altitude outpost.

An earthquake killed at least 126 people and left 188 injured when it struck a remote area of southern Tibet near China’s border with Nepal at dawn on Tuesday, China's state media reported. With an unknown number still unaccounted...

Conservationists have confirmed the presence of a Eurasian otter, once thought extinct in the wild in Hong Kong, in northern Lantau waters. While the discovery brought “hope for this locally critically endangered species,” it also raised questions about government...

Conservationists have confirmed the presence of a Eurasian otter, once thought extinct in the wild in Hong Kong, in northern Lantau waters. While the discovery brought “hope for this locally critically endangered species,” it also raised questions about government...

Migration has always been a significant aspect of human history, driven by the search for food, shelter, freedom, security, and better living conditions. This movement of people often influences the socio-economic, cultural, and political frameworks of the host country....

Guangzhou FC, China’s most successful football team and former Asian champions, have been thrown out of the country’s professional leagues because of “heavy historical debt”, the club say. The effective demise of the eight-time Chinese Super League (CSL) winners,...

Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District has said it planned to build some 2,000 residential flats, the sale of which would help fund the cash-strapped arts hub. In a document submitted to the Yau Tsim Mong District Council’s housing...

His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, southern India, on 5 January. From dalailama.org In a public message posted on his official website, His Holiness the Dalai Lama expressed sadness over the deadly earthquake that struck a high-altitude...

A day after deadly earthquake strikes southern Tibet, more than 465,000 people have been evacuated to temporary shelters, reports say.

Images courtesy of the author “Tear my skin, drink my blood, eat my flesh, chew my marrow, lick my brain, end up my dot.” I was sitting next to Baba-ji, listening to him in a cloud of sacred smoke...

Rescuers rushed to distribute blankets and tents to those displaced by the magnitude-7.1 quake that struck Tibetan villages near Nepal, toppling over 3,000 homes.

Rescuers in China’s Tibet region searched Wednesday for survivors trapped in rubble, a day after a powerful earthquake killed at least 126 people and injured 188 others. Chinese officials said more than 400 people have been rescued so far....

By Isabel Kua Thousands of rescuers were searching for survivors in freezing conditions Wednesday after a devastating earthquake in China’s remote Tibet region killed at least 126 people. Videos published by state broadcaster CCTV on Wednesday showed rescue workers...

At least 188 people injured and more than 3,600 homes destroyed after the earthquake struck the foothills of the Himalayas on TuesdayRescuers in China’s Tibet region were continuing to search for survivors in freezing conditions on Wednesday after a...

By Tashi Wangchuk, Dolkar, Tenzin Pema, and Taejun Kang At least 126 people were killed and 188 others were injured after a powerful earthquake hit Tibet on Tuesday morning, according to Chinese state media, with the tremors felt in multiple...

The PM was asked about criticism from the shadow Indigenous affairs minister that it was a ‘blink and you’ll miss it trip’ to the Northern Territory. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news...

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