Nikkei Asia Prizes
Saving Nepal's musical instruments from fading into the past
Ram Prasad Kadel wins Nikkei Asia Prize for funding folk music museum
Nepal
Coronavirus: Free to read
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
Interview
Foodmandu ready to spread delivery across Nepal, fed by new cash
Startup, linked to 500 restaurants, savors rising urbanization and internet use
Politics
Nepali lawmakers push marijuana legalization
Ruling Communist Party sees export opportunities in medical demand
Coronavirus
Trump weighs adding Japan to coronavirus travel restrictions
India, Thailand and cities in China announce measures to limit travelers
Coronavirus
Nepal airport project faces delay due to coronavirus
Shortage of Chinese engineers threatens to hold up dams and other infrastructure
Coronavirus
Stuck in Wuhan: Pakistani students' cry for help falls on deaf ears
Islamabad fears nation's medical facilities cannot handle coronavirus patients
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
Opinion
Asia's economies must learn to accommodate rise of robots
Technology can complement humans but it can also eliminate their jobs
Commodities
Cinnamon prices rise in a world thirsty for chai and lattes
Beloved spice also finds its way into skin care products and toothpaste
Coronavirus
Hun Sen offers Wuhan visit, while Pakistan resumes China flights
Beijing's clout generates measured responses to the virus crisis with some allies
Your Week in Asia
Chinese markets reopen, RCEP talks and India rate decision
Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
Interview
Nepal's Kalika Group riding high on Chinese investment
China-India rail link among major BRI infrastructure projects
Coronavirus
Coronavirus fears freeze Belt and Road projects in Pakistan
Opposition politicians slam government for not evacuating citizens from Wuhan
Coronavirus
Wuhan coronavirus spreads to Sri Lanka, Cambodia and Germany
Patient in Cambodian city of Sihanoukville is a tourist from China
Coronavirus
Wuhan coronavirus confirmed in Malaysia, Australia and Nepal
Japan declares third infection in woman who traveled from Wuhan
International relations
Sri Lanka faces EU ire after government breaks UN war obligations
Rajapaksa's stance risks country losing favored trade status with European bloc
Belt and Road
Beijing-backed Pakistan port opens as hub for Afghanistan trade
Gwadar challenges Indian interests in region, but China's ROI remains unclear