https://www.scmp.com/rss/501187/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com More than a few eyebrows were raised when the Indian government released its latest census data in the last week of July – and not just because it was nearly eight years late. One of the biggest surprises was that the survey showed a massive drop in the number of Chinese immigrants in the country. Between 2001 and 2011, the overall number of Chinese immigrants fell from 23,712 to 14,951. The trend was even more noticeable in certain segments of the population. The number of Chinese who had been... https://www.scmp.com/business/chinese-migration-india-plunged-between-2001-and-2011-one-key-exception/article/3021786?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/chinese-migration-india-plunged-between-2001-and-2011-one-key-exception/article/3021786?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Aug 2019 09:34:02 +0000 More than a few eyebrows were raised when the Indian government released its latest census data in the last week of July – and not just because it was nearly eight years late. One of the biggest surprises was that the survey showed a massive drop in the number of Chinese immigrants in the country. Between 2001 and 2011, the overall number of Chinese immigrants fell from 23,712 to 14,951, with the trend even more noticeable in certain segments of the population. The number of Chinese who had been... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3021582/what-happened-indias-disappearing-chinese-migrants?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3021582/what-happened-indias-disappearing-chinese-migrants?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Aug 2019 01:00:12 +0000 Kami Rita Sherpa is arguably one of the most accomplished climbers in the world. But you could be forgiven for not knowing that. Last month, the unassuming 49-year-old Nepalese mountain guide reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 24th time – seven days after breaking his own record with a 23rd ascent of the world’s highest peak. Upon his return to the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu, he received a hero’s welcome. At the airport, his wife hugged him as a crowd of supporters danced, cheered... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3015598/24-everest-summits-and-still-going-strong-record-breaking-nepalese?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3015598/24-everest-summits-and-still-going-strong-record-breaking-nepalese?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Jun 2019 02:00:21 +0000 Over the years, Ravi Thakur had made several unsuccessful attempts to join the Indian army. The 27-year-old, a trained mountaineer from Sonipat in north India, then set his sights on a different accomplishment – climbing Mount Everest. On May 17, he fulfilled that ambition, making it to the top of the 8,848-metre peak, but the gruelling four-day ascent had taken its toll. While resting for the night at Camp IV, a pit stop at 7,920 metres with little oxygen and sub-zero temperatures, Thakur died... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3014602/climbing-everest-expensive-way-live-and-die?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3014602/climbing-everest-expensive-way-live-and-die?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Jun 2019 07:30:04 +0000