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Here are three destinations that will take you out of the tour bus and into a world of exploration.Underground allu</p> <div class="date-area">July 20, 2017 10:00 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Beijing-s-Belt-and-Road-ambitions-rekindle-Sino-Indian-row">Beijing's Belt and Road ambitions rekindle Sino-Indian row</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Beijing-s-Belt-and-Road-ambitions-rekindle-Sino-Indian-row"><img src="/web/20170723064903im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2017/201707/0720n/0720n_china-vs.-india-on-obor/7395740-1-eng-GB/0720N_China-vs.-India-on-OBOR_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> NEW DELHI -- The latest armed border standoff between India and China, now entering its second month, traces its roots to tensions over the latter's Belt and Road infrastructure initiative.Starting in mid-June, both sides have deployed troops on the</p> <div class="date-area">July 20, 2017 07:02 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Trends/Philippines-Pakistan-help-motorcycle-makers-avoid-the-skids">Philippines, Pakistan help motorcycle makers avoid the skids</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Trends/Philippines-Pakistan-help-motorcycle-makers-avoid-the-skids"><img src="/web/20170723064903im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2017-work-magazine/201707-media-library/20170713t/20170713_motor_asia/7357278-1-eng-GB/20170713_Motor_Asia_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> TOKYO/MANILA -- The Philippines and Pakistan have become bright spots in Asia's motorcycle market, helping to offset slowdowns in other key countries.Despite a population of 100 million, the Philippines' motorbike market is less than half that of Vi</p> <div class="date-area">July 14, 2017 02:15 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Kawasaki-Heavy-Mitsubishi-seen-landing-Dhaka-train-deals">Kawasaki Heavy, Mitsubishi seen landing Dhaka train deals</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> TOKYO -- Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Corp. are expected to win orders for train cars and related equipment in Bangladesh as part of the Japanese government's official development assistance program.The contracts for just over 100 rail c</p> <div class="date-area">July 13, 2017 06:21 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Brahma Chellaney </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Brahma-Chellaney/China-s-Bhutan-land-grab-aims-at-bigger-target">China's Bhutan land grab aims at bigger target</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Brahma-Chellaney/China-s-Bhutan-land-grab-aims-at-bigger-target"><img src="/web/20170723064903im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2017/201707/20170710t/20170710bhutanmap/7327029-2-eng-GB/20170710BhutanMap_medium_thumbnail.png" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> China honed its "salami slicing" strategy in the Himalayan borderlands with India in the 1950s, when it grabbed the Switzerland-sized Aksai Chin plateau by surreptitiously building a strategic highway through that unguarded region.Aksai Chin, part o</p> <div class="date-area">July 11, 2017 02:57 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20170706/Politics-Economy/Nepal-seeks-unity-from-its-first-local-elections-in-20-years">Nepal seeks unity from its first local elections in 20 years</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20170706/Politics-Economy/Nepal-seeks-unity-from-its-first-local-elections-in-20-years"><img src="/web/20170723064903im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2017/201706/0629n/0629n-nepal-election/7248809-1-eng-GB/0629N-Nepal-election_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> BIRATNAGAR, Nepal Nearly 200 men and women stood in line outside a high school in the eastern city of Biratnagar at 6:50 a.m. on June 28, waiting for the start of voting in Nepal's first local elections since 1997."I have wanted to choose local lead</p> <div class="date-area">July 6, 2017 10:00 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Trends/Nepali-tea-producer-soaks-up-new-interest-from-Europe">Nepali tea producer soaks up new interest from Europe</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Trends/Nepali-tea-producer-soaks-up-new-interest-from-Europe"><img src="/web/20170723064903im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2017/201707/0704n/0704n_nepal-tea/7279370-1-eng-GB/0704N_Nepal-tea_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> KATHMANDU -- The political unrest halting tea production since June in India's Darjeeling region has European buyers looking toward Himalayan Shangri-La Tea Producers, a company in neighboring Nepal."French and British tea buyers have visited us to </p> <div class="date-area">July 4, 2017 12:56 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Comment</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/Features/Comment/Philanthro-capitalism-sprouts-in-South-Korea">Philanthro-capitalism sprouts in South Korea</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/Features/Comment/Philanthro-capitalism-sprouts-in-South-Korea"><img src="/web/20170723064903im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2017/201706/20170629t/20170629_tmss_hospital1/7252745-2-eng-GB/20170629_TMSS_hospital1_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> TOKYO -- Mezzanine I-Pack is a South Korean company located within a 10-minute drive from the Demilitarized Zone on the Korean Peninsula. It is based in the city of Paju and faces the heavily fortified border with North Korea, and when I recently vi</p> <div class="date-area">July 2, 2017 01:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Trends/Fujifilm-Terumo-train-future-customers-in-emerging-markets">Fujifilm, Terumo train future customers in emerging markets</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Trends/Fujifilm-Terumo-train-future-customers-in-emerging-markets"><img src="/web/20170723064903im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2017/201706/0630n/0630n14-terumo-catheter/7257020-1-eng-GB/0630N14-Terumo-Catheter_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> TOKYO -- Japanese medical device suppliers like Fujifilm and Ship Healthcare Holdings are training medical professionals in emerging markets to handle equipment they hope to sell in greater numbers.Fujifilm is active in the Middle East, educating do</p> <div class="date-area">June 30, 2017 05:05 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Nepal-seeks-unity-from-first-local-election-in-20-years">Nepal seeks unity from first local election in 20 years</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Nepal-seeks-unity-from-first-local-election-in-20-years"><img src="/web/20170723064903im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2017/201706/0629n/0629n-nepal-election/7248809-1-eng-GB/0629N-Nepal-election_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> BIRATNAGAR, Nepal -- Nearly 100 men and 100 women stood in their lines outside a higher secondary school in this eastern city at 6:50 a.m. Wednesday, just 10 minutes before the start of voting hours in Nepal's first local elections since 1997."I had</p> <div class="date-area">June 29, 2017 01:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Kunda Dixit</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Kunda-Dixit/Nepal-harnesses-politics-of-inclusion">Nepal harnesses politics of inclusion</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Kunda-Dixit/Nepal-harnesses-politics-of-inclusion"><img src="/web/20170723064903im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2017/201706/20170625t/20170625nepalelection2/7226005-1-eng-GB/20170625Nepalelection2_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> Visitors shocked by Kathmandu's squalid urban sprawl, decrepit roads and chaotic traffic may be surprised to hear that Nepal is on the cusp of a major political and economic transformation.Judging by headlines in the media, Nepal does not seem to ha</p> <div class="date-area">June 27, 2017 06:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Oil-tanker-explosion-kills-more-than-123-in-Pakistan">Oil tanker explosion kills more than 123 in Pakistan</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) -- An overturned oil tanker exploded killing at least 123 people in Pakistan on Sunday, as most of the victims had gathered round when spilt fuel from the stricken vehicle ignited, officials said.The tanker overturned afte</p> <div class="date-area">June 25, 2017 03:31 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Labor-shortage-hits-Sri-Lanka-s-cinnamon-industry">Labor shortage hits Sri Lanka's cinnamon industry</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Labor-shortage-hits-Sri-Lanka-s-cinnamon-industry"><img src="/web/20170723064903im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2017/201706/20170619t/20170619_cinnamon-peeler-pesthathanthri-sumathipala/7188663-1-eng-GB/20170619_Cinnamon-peeler-Pesthathanthri-Sumathipala_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> NEGOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Along Sri Lanka's west coast, towns like Negombo have abundant green cinnamon farms that keep peelers of the bushes' fragrant inner bark busy. Pesthathanthri Sumathipala, a seasoned peeler, is up at dawn to lead a small crew of</p> <div class="date-area">June 21, 2017 09:43 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/UN-launches-second-round-of-nuclear-ban-talks">UN launches second round of nuclear ban talks</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/UN-launches-second-round-of-nuclear-ban-talks"><img src="/web/20170723064903im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2017/201706/0616n/0616n-us-nuclear-missile-reuters/7175751-2-eng-GB/0616N-US-nuclear-missile-REUTERS_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> UNITED NATIONS -- Delegates from more than 80 countries kicked off a second and possibly final round of negotiations Thursday on an international treaty to ban nuclear weapons, seeking to adopt a final text by the July 7 end of the conference."As we</p> <div class="date-area">June 16, 2017 05:30 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/Features/Tea-Leaves/Swarming-visitors-are-a-boon-and-a-bane-for-an-Asian-Shangri-La">Swarming visitors are a boon and a bane for an Asian Shangri-La</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/Features/Tea-Leaves/Swarming-visitors-are-a-boon-and-a-bane-for-an-Asian-Shangri-La"><img src="/web/20170723064903im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/magazine/20170615/20170615_mag_tea-leaves-bhutan-1/7123660-1-eng-GB/20170615_mag_tea-leaves-Bhutan-1_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> I enjoy my travels to Bhutan. The country's capital, Thimphu, reminds me of my school days in Kalimpong, a town in West Bengal that has since fallen victim to development. But am I also starting to see the same thing in Thimphu? Its streets are now </p> <div class="date-area">June 15, 2017 02:45 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/AIIB-future-rests-on-shedding-Beijing-influence">AIIB future rests on shedding Beijing influence</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/AIIB-future-rests-on-shedding-Beijing-influence"><img src="/web/20170723064903im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2017/201706/20170615t/20170615_aiib-jin/7170390-1-eng-GB/20170615_AIIB-Jin_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> TOKYO -- The China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank will hold its second annual general meeting between June 16-18 on South Korea's Jeju Island. The bank, which has stuck to careful driving in its first year, looks ready to gain speed in yea</p> <div class="date-area">June 15, 2017 02:19 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Anthony Couse</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Anthony-Couse/Belt-and-Road-s-potential-real-estate-boost">Belt and Road's potential real estate boost</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Anthony-Couse/Belt-and-Road-s-potential-real-estate-boost"><img src="/web/20170723064903im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2017/201706/20170611t/20170611_bri.jpg/7143733-1-eng-GB/20170611_BRI.jpg_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> Since the announcement of the Belt and Road Initiative by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013, the project has been perceived by many as a one-sided, Chinese ambition. Some have seen it as a massive enterprise to jump-start the Chinese economy befo</p> <div class="date-area">June 15, 2017 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20170615/Future-of-Asia-2017/Bangladesh-s-Alam-Japanese-investment-can-feed-new-Asian-Tiger">Bangladesh's Alam: Japanese investment can feed 'new Asian Tiger'</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20170615/Future-of-Asia-2017/Bangladesh-s-Alam-Japanese-investment-can-feed-new-Asian-Tiger"><img src="/web/20170723064903im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/magazine/20170615/foa2017-mag/20170612_foa_bangladesh_interview_mag/7114760-3-eng-GB/20170612_FOA_Bangladesh_interview_mag_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> Bangladesh aims to become "a new Asian Tiger" by sustaining its 6%-plus growth over the coming decades, the country's state minister for foreign affairs, Shahriar Alam, said during an interview on the sidelines of the conference.The tiger, Alam sugg</p> <div class="date-area">June 15, 2017 10:00 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20170615/Politics-Economy/The-SCO-welcomes-rivals-into-its-fold">The SCO welcomes rivals into its fold</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20170723064903/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20170615/Politics-Economy/The-SCO-welcomes-rivals-into-its-fold"><img src="/web/20170723064903im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2017/201706/20170612t/20170615_sco_astana/7146375-1-eng-GB/20170615_SCO_Astana_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> ASTANA/TOKYO India and Pakistan have joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organization as the bloc's first new members in its 16-year history. But while the addition brings the SCO a new level of international relevance, it may also invite internal uphea</p> <div class="date-area">June 15, 2017 10:00 am JST</div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="result-sub"> <div class="result-box"> <h2>Sort by</h2> <ul> <li class="current">Newest</li> <li><a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="return sort_by('relevance')">Relevance</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="result-box"> <h2>Filter by</h2> <h3>Date</h3> <ul> <li class="current">All</li> <li><a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="return facet_date('7days')">Last 7 days</a></li> <li><a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="return facet_date('30days')">Last 30 days</a></li> <li><a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="return facet_date('1year')">Last 1 year</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="category-box js_see-more"> <h3>Genre</h3> <ul> <li class="current">All</li> <li><a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="return facet_category('5')">Politics</a></li> <li><a href="javascript:void(0)" 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