Nepal has asked foreign countries to wrap up search and rescue operations nine days after a devastating earthquake killed more than 7,200 people, now there is no hope of finding people alive in the rubble.

Vietnam on May 1 announced US$50,000 in aid for Nepal, where more than 6,200 people have been killed and another 13,000 injured in a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that has left hundreds of thousands homeless.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a $3 million grant to Nepal to support immediate relief efforts in the wake of the powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the country on 25 April.

Thai export growth is expected to reach just over 1 percent this year after consecutive decline recorded in the third month in March.

Continued efforts underway to quickly send relief to Vietnamese people stranded in Nepal following the devastating earthquake

The two-day 26th ASEAN Summit concluded on Langkawi island, Malaysia on April 27, adopting three key declarations.

The two-day 26th ASEAN Summit concluded on Langkawi island, Malaysia on April 27, adopting three key declarations.

The United States will send disaster response and rescue teams to Nepal and has authorized an initial US$1 million in aid after a major earthquake killed hundreds in the mountainous Asian nation.

ASEAN senior officials convened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on April 25 for preparatory meetings for the upcoming 26th ASEAN Summit.

A U.S. drone strike in January targeting an al Qaeda compound in Pakistan near the Afghan border inadvertently killed an American

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen agreed to boost bilateral cooperation under the framework of Beijing's Belt and Road initiatives on April 23.

EU leaders are due to hold an emergency summit on ways to stem the number of migrants risking the perilous journey across the Mediterranean.

The European Union proposed doubling the size of its Mediterranean search and rescue operations on Monday, as the first bodies were brought ashore of as many as 900 people feared killed in the deadliest

United Airlines banned a security researcher from a flight after he tweeted that he might be able to hack the aircraft's systems.

As many as 700 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the Libyan coast overnight, in one of the worst disasters seen in the Mediterranean migrant crisis, officials said on April 19.