Asia's longest free-flowing river, the Salween, is showing alarming levels of arsenic contamination, more than double WHO ...

Saw Si Paw Rak Salween guns the wooden fishing boat’s engine and steers along the river that inspired his family name. He is ...

While the impact of Typhoon Bebinca has now concluded, Typhoon Pulasan is expected to bring heavy to torrential rain to parts ...

BEIJING, March 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- This is a report from Xinhua News Agency: Five-year plans are China's medium- and long-term development blueprints formulated in five-year cycles, and they ...

A Jin-class ballistic missile submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy during a military display in the South China Sea. (Reuters) In one example, the Dong Fang Hong 3, a research ...

China is conducting a vast undersea mapping and monitoring operation across the Pacific, Indian and Arctic oceans, building detailed knowledge of marine conditions that naval experts say would be ...

A Jin-class ballistic missile submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy during a military display in the South China Sea. (Reuters) SYDNEY — China is conducting a vast undersea ...

Burkhard Bilger’s recent story about aviation turbulence opens with a dramatic account of a Singapore Airlines flight, SQ321, in May, 2024 (“Buckle Up,” March 9th). The plane hit clear-air turbulence ...

The Y shape comprises two parts: the Hotan River, which stretches about 180 miles (290 kilometers) across the desert from south to north; and Marzatagh, a "wall-like" mountain ridge that stands around ...

People traded as commodities, iron cages used for punishment, severed fingers and even human sacrifice. These grisly details, revealed during interrogations of some of Asia’s most notorious criminal ...

New Pentagon maps show the estimated ranges of China's vast missile arsenal. Missiles can reach Taiwan, the Philippines, Japan, Guam, and even the continental US. China's missile force has received a ...

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