India, Thailand, Myanmar to be connected with a 1400-km road
India, Thailand and Myanmar are working on a 1,400-kilometre long highway that will link India with Southeast Asia by land for the first time in decades, giving a boost to trade and cultural exchanges between the three countries.
May 23, 2016, 16:36 PM IST
China to release more water to alleviate Southeast Asia drought
China will release more water from a dam in its southwestern province of Yunnan to help alleviate a drought in parts of Southeast Asia, China`s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, following an initial release begun last month.
Apr 12, 2016, 15:45 PM IST
Endangered bird spotted in China's Hainan province
A spoon-billed sandpiper was spotted in south China's Hainan province this week, the third time the endangered bird has been seen on the tropical island.
Apr 08, 2016, 16:19 PM IST
Total solar eclipse captivates Asia, Pacific: Watch replay if you missed it Live earlier!
A solar eclipse is a natural event that takes place on Earth when the Moon moves in its orbit between Earth and the Sun.
Mar 09, 2016, 04:39 AM IST
Total solar eclipse: When, where and how to watch the celestial spectacle in India!
Total solar eclipses occur when the moon comes between the Sun and the Earth, casting the darkest part of its shadow on Earth.
Mar 02, 2016, 23:10 PM IST
Total solar eclipse: Don't forget to watch the sky next week!
A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon moves between the earth and the sun.
Mar 01, 2016, 17:47 PM IST
Transnational crime booming across Southeast Asia: UN
Transnational crime is booming in Southeast Asia, the UN warned Thursday, aided by rapid regional economic integration and patchy cross-border police work.
Feb 25, 2016, 11:15 AM IST
Obama calls for `tangible steps` to lower South China Sea tensions
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday called for "tangible steps" to lower tensions in the South China Sea over disputed islands and waters, as Washington`s allies in Southeast Asia bristle over Beijing`s territorial claims.
Feb 17, 2016, 04:11 AM IST
US, Southeast Asia can advance 'shared vision' on maritime disputes: Obama
President Barack Obama said on Monday that the United States and Southeast Asian nations can advance a shared vision of rules and norms for resolving maritime disputes peacefully.
Feb 16, 2016, 06:07 AM IST
Southeast Asia to see total solar eclipse on March 8
Parts of Southeast Asia will witness a total solar eclipse lasting for over a minute in every location on its path, revealed astronomers from NASA.
Feb 15, 2016, 19:18 PM IST
Disputes over South China Sea must not involve ''bullying'': White House
US President Barack Obama will deliver a tough message to China during a summit with Southeast Asian countries next week that disputes in the South China Sea must be resolved peacefully and not with a big nation “bullying” smaller neighbors, the White House said on Tuesday.
Feb 10, 2016, 09:55 AM IST
Terror attacks loom as Indonesian trio vie for Islamic State glory
A crackdown in the wake of January`s gun and suicide assault on the Indonesian capital has uncovered a complex web of small militant cells.
Feb 05, 2016, 10:17 AM IST
Indonesia kills one militant, arrests two post Jakarta terror attack
Just seven people were killed in Thursday`s late-morning siege near a busy shopping district, despite multiple blasts and a gunfight.
Jan 15, 2016, 17:13 PM IST
Singapore minister warns of Islamic State threat in Southeast Asia
Singapore's Defence Minister said on Wednesday that Islamic State fighters pose a "clear and present danger" to Southeast Asia as they return from Syria and Iraq with a mission to establish a caliphate.
Dec 10, 2015, 01:32 AM IST
Mystery of arsenic release into groundwater solved
Stanford scientists have solved an important mystery about where the microbes responsible for releasing dangerous arsenic into groundwater in Southeast Asia get their food.
Dec 06, 2015, 14:03 PM IST
Obama heads for Asia with eyes on Middle East
The terrorist attacks in Paris and talk of reprisals against the Islamic State threatened to cloud Obama's good-news tour to the Philippines and Malaysia.
Nov 17, 2015, 11:00 AM IST
Google's Internet-beaming balloons to take off in Indonesia
Google's 2-year-old program "Project Loon" aims to change that by transmitting high-speed Internet signals from clusters of balloons floating about 60,000 feet above the Earth.
Oct 29, 2015, 05:39 AM IST
Indonesia upgrades death toll from haze to 19
The death toll from acrid haze blanketing parts of Indonesia has climbed to 19, a minister said today.
Oct 28, 2015, 18:37 PM IST
ADB trims Southeast Asia 2014 growth forecast to 4.6%
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has trimmed its growth forecast for Southeast Asia this year, citing factors such as political turmoil in Thailand earlier in the year and weaker commodity export prices in Indonesia.
Sep 25, 2014, 08:32 AM IST
