Nirmal Purja makes history by climbing all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters in 190 days
Shishapangma, at 8,027m, in China was the last among the world's 14 eight-thousanders in Purja's list.
Hong Kongers find new and novel ways to protest
Musicals, shopping days and paper cranes are just some of the ways Hong Kongers are fighting back.
Artists decry the growing tendency to arrest musicians for their lyrical content as autocratic censorship
In the wake of singer Durgesh Thapa and rapper VTEN’s arrest, Nepali artists say that the police’s actions are alarming and people need to resist them.
Thai king ousts five palace officials
The firings take place after the King stripped his consort of all her titles.
Emperor wishes for the people’s happiness
Naruhito was officially enthroned yesterday.
Nepal needs development, but not by coercion
Reimagining Nepal and developing it warrants a broad outlook that listens to its people and shows regard for their displeasure.
S. Korea grapples with gender discrimination in workplace
Despite it's high economic developments, critics say that South Korea has to improve workplace equality.
World gathers to mark Emperor’s enthronement
Naruhito's enthronement ceremony to take place on Tuesday.
King Rama X strips ‘noble consort’ of her Royal titles
King Rama X has stripped Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi of her “Chao Khun Phra” or noble consort title as well as her military rank.