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First virus-era Chinese expedition measures Everest

A group of Chinese surveyors on Wednesday became the first team this year to summit Mount Everest, where they will try to pinpoint the...

Nepal marks quake anniversary under lockdown

Nepal on Saturday marked the fifth anniversary of a devastating earthquake under a nationwide lockdown with the prime minister blaming the coronavirus pandemic for...

Pandemic shuts Nepal’s mountains

Kathmandu"•Nepal on Friday barred climbers from all mountains"•including Everest"•over the coronavirus pandemic, in a major blow to its tourism industry. The Himalayan country, which has...

SoKors among 7 missing in Himalayan avalanche

Kathmandu, Nepal—An avalanche in Nepal’s Annapurna region has left at least seven people missing, including four South Koreans and three Nepalis, officials said Saturday. The...

‘The Vagina Monologues’ in Nepal tackles #MeToo

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Monsoon toll rises across Asia

New Delhi—At least 12 people were killed when a house collapsed in northern India following heavy monsoon rain which has left more than 100...

At least 50 dead in Nepal monsoon

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Everest survivor calls for tougher rules

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23 dead in Nepal student bus crash

Kathmandu—Twenty-three people died in western Nepal when a bus carrying school students and teachers back from a botanical field trip plunged into a gorge,...

Chopper scam thriving despite Nepal’s promise to crack down

Kathmandu"•Nepal’s pledge to crack down on fraudulent helicopter evacuations has failed to curb the scam, with tourists still being unnecessarily airlifted from the Himalayas...

Nepal’s robot waiter is ready to get orders

KATHMANDU"•”Please enjoy your meal,” says Nepal’s first robot waiter, Ginger, as she delivers a plate of steaming dumplings to a table of hungry customers. The...

Cameras help conservationists count the big cats

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Bhutan’s not-so-happy evicted minority, the Lhotshampa

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Rescuers retrieve bodies of 9 climbers

KATHMANDU"•A rescue team Sunday began retrieving the bodies of nine climbers killed in a violent storm on Nepal’s Mount Gurja, a freak accident that...
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