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SCI & TECHSep 6World’s most powerful lightning-chasing satellite joins China-Nepal flood relief effortsChina is using the world’s most powerful geostationary weather satellite to track severe thunderstorms over Nepal and deliver real-time intelligence as the two countries continue search and rescue operations following last month’s devastating glacier collapse. The Fengyun‑4C satellite – launched last December and now positioned 36,000km (22,000 miles) above the equator – carries a Lightning Mapping Imager (LMI) that captures 500 frames per second, sifting through 30 gigabits of data every second...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 6India , China To Hold First Corps Commander - Level Talks In Arunachal Pradesh Amid LAC TensionsIndia and China are scheduled to hold their first corps commander-level talks in Arunachal Pradesh, addressing ongoing tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). These discussions aim to manage and potentially resolve border disputes between the two nations.freepressjournal.in · India
MILITARYSep 6India , China To Hold First Corps Commander - Level Talks Today At Wacha Along LAC In Arunachal PradeshIndia and China are scheduled to hold their first Corps Commander-level talks today at Wacha along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh. These talks aim to address border issues between the two nations.dailyexcelsior.com · India
POLITICSSep 5Singapore investigates racism related to China-Nepal disaster, Air India investmentPolice are investigating “shameful” racist and xenophobic online comments about the China-Nepal disaster and Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) investment in Air India, Senior Minister K Shanmugam said on Saturday. Mr Shanmugam told reporters that the Ministry of Digital Development and Information will also ask social media platforms to remove comments that breach guidelines. “The media tells me that they had to remove several comments because they were so nasty. I don’t know if all the comments are all...South China Morning Post
DISASTERSep 4Nepal’s Floods Upset Its China-India Balancing ActTrade infrastructure was swept away. Nepal’s trade with China, which was already limited, will be further restricted after the August 26 floods.The Diplomat
POLITICSSep 4India at the SCO : Navigating China , Russia and a changing Eurasian orderThe article discusses India's role within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and its efforts to manage relationships with China and Russia amidst evolving geopolitical dynamics in Eurasia. This highlights India's strategic positioning in a complex regional order.hindustantimes.com · India
POLITICSSep 4Despite rivalry, China-India coexistence is not a pipe dreamWhen Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, the encounter was short and carefully choreographed while the message was warm. Modi had earlier said that stable and predictable ties between the two nations matter for a multipolar Asia and world. The larger moment will come on September 12 and 13, when Xi is expected to visit New Delhi for the first time in seven years. He is likely to lead a...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 4Nepal Foreign Minister rules out climate compensation demand , says govt made no such ask from India , China or US after floodsNepal's Foreign Minister has stated that the government has not made any demands for climate compensation from India, China, or the US following floods. This clarifies Nepal's stance on international climate aid.southeastasiapost.com · Pakistan
WORLDSep 4China’s Xi eyes Apec trilateral; no outrunning deadly Nepal floods: SCMP’s 7 highlightsWe have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Xi, Trump and Putin may hold trilateral meeting at next Apec forum, Kremlin says A senior Russian aide suggested on Tuesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin could hold a...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 4Nepal Foreign Minister rules out climate compensation demand , says govt made no such ask from India , China or US after floodsNepal's Foreign Minister has stated that the government did not request climate compensation from India, China, or the US following floods. This clarifies Nepal's stance on international climate aid after natural disasters.taiwansun.com · China
POLITICSSep 3West trying to draw India into game against ChinaThe West is reportedly attempting to involve India in a strategic engagement against China. This indicates potential shifts in international alliances and geopolitical dynamics.japanherald.com · Japan
POLITICSSep 3West trying to draw India into games against China LavrovRussian foreign minister Lavrov claims that Western countries are attempting to involve India in geopolitical maneuvers against China. This indicates increasing international tensions and diplomatic competition.heraldglobe.com · United States
DISASTERSep 3Unstable Tibetan Plateau risks cascading disasters as glacier losses mount in Nepal, ChinaGlaciers on the Tibetan Plateau are likely to become more unstable, which may lead to more collapses and collateral disasters, a senior climate official warns as the death toll from last week’s catastrophic landslide and flood on the China-Nepal border continues to rise. “Over the past 60 years, the glacier area on the Tibetan Plateau has shrunk by around 24 per cent, with around 7,000 small glaciers disappearing completely,” Gao Rong, deputy director of China’s National Climate Centre, told a...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 3Nepal Seeks Climate Compensation From China , US and IndiaNepal is seeking climate compensation from China, the US, and India. This highlights the growing demand from developing nations for financial assistance from larger polluters to address climate change impacts.newsindiatimes.com · United States
BUSINESSSep 3China donates livestock vaccines for CPEC 2 . 0China has donated livestock vaccines as part of the CPEC 2.0 initiative. This signifies ongoing economic and strategic cooperation between the involved countries.tribune.com.pk · Pakistan
DISASTERSep 2Bodies excavated from worst flood-hit district near Nepal-China borderBodies are being excavated from the mud in Nepal's Rusawa district, which was devastated by the glacial flood.Al Jazeera [en]
DISASTERSep 1Nepal’s Deadly Floods Put China and India on EdgeGeopolitical conflict will only get worse with climate change.Foreign Policy
DISASTERSep 1Nepal-China floods highlight a growing front of the climate change crisisOn August 26, a section of glacier collapsed at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres on the Nepalese side of the Himalayas. The falling ice and rock accelerated down a steep valley at about 50 metres per second, scouring debris and transforming into a high-speed mudslide that slammed into Gyirong Port on the Chinese side just seven minutes later. The force of the flow largely buried and obliterated the border facilities. Hundreds of people, many of them travellers, remain missing on the Chinese...South China Morning Post
DISASTERSep 1China-Nepal floods: first research shows that no one could have outrun debris flowNot even the world’s fastest sprinters could have outrun the devastating floodwaters that struck a border crossing between China and Nepal last week, according to one of the first peer-reviewed assessments of the disaster. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) calculated that the surface velocity of the debris flow was 19 metres per second (62 feet per second) when it struck the checkpoint at Gyirong Port in Tibet. This is almost twice Usain Bolt’s average speed when he set the...South China Morning Post
DISASTERSep 1Glacier risk hangs over China-Nepal border as region remembers mudslide victimsResidents and rescuers in the Tibet autonomous region paused for three minutes on Tuesday morning to remember the victims of last week’s mudslide disaster. Sirens sounded for three minutes from 9.55am at the Gyirong Port police station, with similar memorials at rescue and road-reopening sites throughout the region, according to state broadcaster CCTV. More than 1,000 people died and thousands remain missing along the China-Nepal border area after a glacier collapsed at Langtang Lirung on the...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSSep 1As rice output falls, Malaysia looks to China’s ‘2 yields, 1 land’ modelMalaysia is looking to China’s rice-prawn farms as a model to extract more from its shrinking paddy land as a slide in rice self-sufficiency has left it increasingly reliant on imports from its Southeast Asian neighbours. The experiment is also part of an attempt to confront other issues such as ageing farmers and more erratic weather, which have dented Malaysia’s rice output. Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohamad Sabu said on Monday that Malaysia needed to raise its rice...South China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKINGSep 1China-Nepal flood toll tops 1,000 as tunnel rescue offers last hopeLe Monde [en]
DISASTERSep 1Death toll from devastating floods in China and Nepal surpasses 1,000Al Jazeera [en]
DISASTERBREAKINGSep 1Death toll passes 1,000 from catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China, officials sayEuroNews [en]
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