In the second of a two-part series on climate resilience, CNA looks at how farmers in China are using AI, drones and other technology to prepare for storms – and the challenges of making these tools more widely available.  

Tokyo is stepping up efforts to harness dual-use technologies – innovations developed for civilian purposes that can also have military applications – as it seeks to bolster national security while opening new markets for Japanese firms at home a...

Non-governmental watchdog Network for Education Watch said that as of Aug 8, there had been some 37,600 cases of food poisoning linked to the free-meals programme.

Indonesia needs to verify their identities, citizenship status, recruitment process and the nature of their involvement, its foreign ministry said. This comes after Ukraine released names of the eight Indonesians. 

The massive rock-and-ice collapse has left behind unstable terrain and metres of debris that could trigger further floods and landslides, experts say.

"Large numbers" of heavy machines have now reached the site in Gyirong where the Chinese border inspection complex once stood, along with equipment to reinforce search operations, says state broadcaster CCTV.

After days of searching shelters and mortuaries, relatives of some of the missing lost hope and began conducting last rites without the bodies.

The USS Abraham Lincoln, which was at sea for 286 days, is at the centre of controversy over deteriorating living conditions and poor mental health on board.

Wong, 29, rose to international prominence as a teenage democracy activist, part of a group of youngsters whose protest efforts have now effectively been outlawed by Beijing's sweeping national security law.

The two-day visit is expected to see the presidents sign a slate of economic agreements and discuss the fallout from the US-Iran war.

Malaysia had announced plans to return 1,476 refugees to Myanmar on Sep 29 under the first phase of a voluntary repatriation programme.

A week after a catastrophic flood tore through Nepal’s Himalayan valleys, thousands remain missing and rescue teams are still searching for survivors. CNA meets families waiting desperately for news and residents confronting the destruction of thei...

The question is not simply how to respond to the flood, but how to reduce the economic and human consequences of the next disaster, says this researcher.

The US presses G20 countries to confront trade gaps with China, but divisions over subsidies, rare earth curbs and Russia cloud a joint communique.

"The support to Nepal should not be just seen from an angle of aid or charity, but should be seen from a perspective of climate justice as well," says Nepal's foreign minister.

As nearly 4,000 people remain missing after Nepal’s deadly flash floods, families hold symbolic funerals to free the souls of loved ones they cannot find.

Thai officials said the move is part of an effort to curb crime involving foreign nationals.

One photo showed a boy holding the wedding rings walking down the aisle — with floodwater up to his waist.

Nearly 4,500 people are still missing - 3,916 in Nepal and 546 in China's Tibet.