Economy
International relations
Nepal ruling party split over US aid threat to China relations
US Indo-Pacific Strategy grinds against China's Belt and Road Initiative
Coronavirus
Modi buried under avalanche of COVID-19 cases and 120m jobless
India struggles as slumping economy takes another hit from spreading pandemic
Coronavirus
Coronavirus wrecks South Asian migrant livelihoods in Middle East
Some 900,000 stranded workers to test health care systems and economies
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Coronavirus: Week of Mar. 28 to Apr. 4, Indonesia now has more deaths than South Korea
Singapore to close most of its workplaces
Coronavirus
Empty hotels in Sri Lanka and Nepal point to lengthy economic hit
Coronavirus threatens South Asia's vital tourism industry
Politics
Nepali lawmakers push marijuana legalization
Ruling Communist Party sees export opportunities in medical demand
Coronavirus
Nepal airport project faces delay due to coronavirus
Shortage of Chinese engineers threatens to hold up dams and other infrastructure
Japan immigration
Japan intensifies crackdown on student visa overstayers
Number of countries subject to stricter checks to increase tenfold
Economy
Nepal's new airport threatens 2.4m trees, angering greens
Government pushes on with $1.3bn project to handle flood of foreign tourists
