A sacred city in Sri Lanka holds an ancient carving believed to be the world's oldest map or an ancient stargate revealing the secrets of the Universe. Sakwala Chakraya is an ancient carving ...

The islands of maritime Southeast Asia can range from the very large (for instance, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Luzon) to tiny pinpoints on the map (Indonesia is said to comprise 17,000 islands). Because ...

In January, India remained Nepal's largest source of foreign tourists, with 20,485 Indian visitors, though this marked a 15.1 per cent decline from January 2024. The number of tourists from China ...

Asia is an amazing region of the world: known for its breadth of diverse food traditions and ancient history, it’s no wonder many younger adventurers are particularly interested in visiting. We expect ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Sunday launched a navigation satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket as the country seeks to have a more precise location positioning system of its own. The H3 rocket ...

Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on Monday as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organisers expecting 400 million people -- the largest gathering of humanity.

He has presented numerous papers at the Asia Research Institute in Singapore on Taiwan and Southeast Asia. He also attended National Chengchi University earning an MA in Asia-Pacific Studies and ...

SINGAPORE – South-east Asia is one of the regions most vulnerable to rising temperatures caused by climate change and rapid urbanisation. What will it take to heat-proof the region? Experts at ...

WASHINGTON : Google Maps will change the name of "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System, it said in an X post on Monday.

Filming the BBC's landmark series Asia took its crew on a four-year-long ... Researchers in Australia put cameras on sea lions' backs to help them map the elusive ocean floor.

Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map. An aftershock is usually a smaller earthquake that follows a larger one ...

Thai tycoon’s purchase of NH Hotel Group in 2018 made him a major player in hospitality just a year before Covid slammed the industry, but with travel rebounding he is reaping the benefits and ...