Snowcap on Japan's Mt Fuji this year is latest spotted in 130 years
KOFU, Japan — Japan's revered Mount Fuji finally regained an iconic snowcap on Thursday (Nov 7), set...
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08/11/2024
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Nepal's Sherpas deserve more, says teenager who scaled world's 14 tallest peaks
KATHMANDU — A Nepali teenager, the youngest person ever to scale all 14 of the world's tallest peaks...
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17/10/2024
Body of 76-year-old Singaporean hiking near Mount Everest found
SINGAPORE —The body of retired teacher Harry Tan, 76, who went missing while hiking near Mount Evere...
Carmen Sin
04/10/2024
Scientists explain Mount Everest's anomalous growth
MAHALANGUR HIMAL — Mount Everest is Earth's tallest mountain — towering 5.5 miles (8.85 km) above se...
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01/10/2024
China hiker, dubbed uncle at 24 years old, reveals reason behind rugged looks
A young man who has been hiking through China has recently earned the "uncle" nickname from netizens...
Bhavya Rawat
05/08/2024
Singaporean woman rescued after suffering leg injury on Mount Kinabalu
A Singaporean woman was carried down Mount Kinabalu in Sabah by rescuers on July 11 after she injure...
Lok Jian Wen
12/07/2024
Blizzard in the Himalayas traps trekkers, killing 9 from India
NEW DELHI — At least nine Indian trekkers died in the Himalayas after getting trapped during a blizz...
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07/06/2024
Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts as disaster agency warns of possible floods, cold lava flow
JAKARTA — A volcano in Indonesia's eastern island of Halmahera erupted on Saturday (June 1) spewing ...
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02/06/2024
Japan town blocks view of Mt Fuji at photo spot to stop crowds
FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Japan - Officials in a Japanese town are erecting a 2.5-meter (8.2 ft) high barrie...
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02/05/2024
About 1,000 tourists trapped in China's Xinjiang after avalanches
BEIJING — Around 1,000 tourists remain stranded in a remote holiday village after avalanches hit Chi...
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16/01/2024
No snow: Tourists cancel holidays as Indian ski resorts run dry
AsiaOne has launched EarthOne, a new section dedicated to environmental issues — because we love the...
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16/01/2024
Indonesia's Marapi volcano erupts again, a month after deadly incident
AGAM, Indonesia — Indonesia's Marapi volcano erupted on Sunday (Jan 14), with ash rising 1,300 metre...
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15/01/2024
No joke: This man gets paid to play Sun Wukong and be fed by visitors at China tourist attraction
Some tourists have gone bananas over this attraction in China - and they may have even brought some ...
Khoo Yi-Hang
09/01/2024
Survivor of Indonesia's Marapi eruption says will never hike again
PADANG PANJANG, Indonesia — Tita Cahyani is lucky to be alive. The 24-year-old first-time hiker was ...
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07/12/2023
Indonesia's Marapi volcano eruption leaves 22 dead; 1 still missing
JAKARTA — The death toll from Indonesia's Marapi volcano eruption jumped to 22 on Tuesday (Dec 5) as...
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06/12/2023
Experts say they warned of dangers of climbing Indonesia's Mt. Marapi after 13 die in eruption
JAKARTA — Indonesia's volcanology agency had warned since 2011 that it was unsafe to climb the count...
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05/12/2023
Indonesia's Marapi volcano erupts, spewing ash
JAKARTA — Indonesia's Marapi volcano in West Sumatra province erupted on Sunday (Dec 3), spewing vol...
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04/12/2023
2 killed by avalanches on Tibet’s Shishapangma as 50 were climbing
BEIJING — Avalanches have struck high on the slopes of the Tibetan mountain Shishapangma as more tha...
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09/10/2023
Singaporean man, 28, dies from acute altitude sickness in attempt to scale Mount Kilimanjaro
A 28-year-old Singaporean man has died after suffering from acute altitude sickness during an attemp...
Wallace Woon
13/08/2023
Chinese tourists brave scorching heat to see 'Flaming Mountains'
BEIJING - Tourists flocked to China's scenic Flaming Mountains this week to experience searing high ...
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19/07/2023