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Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is presently in China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025, held a bilateral meeting with the Maldivian President, Dr Mohamed Muizzu, today.

The meeting took place in Tianjin, the venue of the Summit.

During the meeting, both leaders discussed impacts of climate change and the responsibilities of major nations to address the global crisis.

Prime Minister Oli proposed enhanced collaboration between Nepal and the Maldives on climate resilience, particularly focusing on safety and sustainability 'from the mountains to the sea,' according to the Prime Minister's Secretariat.

High-level officials from the Prime Minister’s delegation to China were also present at the meeting.

India will dispatch teams to observe Myanmar’s general election in December, Reuters reported, signaling New Delhi’s backing for a vote widely criticized as undemocratic.

Myanmar’s military leader Min Aung Hlaing met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in China. According to state media, both discussed border security, trade, and regional stability. India later urged that the elections be “fair and inclusive.”

The polls, scheduled to begin on December 28, will be the first since the military toppled Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government in 2021, sparking a nationwide conflict. With opposition parties sidelined and fighting disrupting much of the country, rights groups and Western governments view the planned vote as a move to entrench military rule, according to Reuters.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his Cambodian counterpart Dr Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet held a meeting on Monday.

Both the Prime Ministers are now in Tianjin, China in the course of the participation in the Sanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit.

On the occasion, they discussed various issues including relations between the two countries, and expansion of trade, and investment areas.

The two Prime Ministers also talked on various aspects of mutual cooperation between the two countries as well as exchanging high-level visits, according to PM Oli's Secretariat.

Former Deputy Prime Minister and lawmaker Purna Bahadur Khadka, Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Raghuji Pant, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Badri Prasad Pandey, former minister and PM Oli's Economic and Development Advisor Dr Yubraj Khatiwada, former minister and lawmaker Chhabi Lal Bishwokarm and Secretary of the Foreign Ministry, Amrit Bahadur Rai, among others were present in the meeting.

A powerful 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit Kunar province in eastern Afghanistan late Sunday, killing at least 622 people and injuring more than 1,500, according to the Taliban-run interior ministry. The quake destroyed several villages, with some communities losing dozens of residents, Reuters reported.

Rescue operations are ongoing, with helicopters evacuating the injured and locals helping medical teams reach remote areas. The disaster adds to Afghanistan’s humanitarian challenges, including limited international aid, displacement, and shortages of food and medical supplies.

Experts warn the country remains highly vulnerable to earthquakes due to its location along the tectonic boundary of the Hindu Kush Mountains. So far, no international governments have offered direct assistance, according to Reuters.

South Korea has suspended its military radio broadcast, “Voice of Freedom,” to North Korea for the first time in 15 years, aiming to ease cross-border tensions, the Defense Ministry said Monday. The program, which shares news, K-pop, and economic updates, has long been used for psychological operations against the North, according to Reuters.

President Lee Jae Myung has also ended border loudspeaker broadcasts, signaling a push for dialogue, though North Korea has so far rejected talks. This week, Kim Jong Un is set to visit China for a military parade with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin.

At least six people have died in violent protests across Indonesia, sparked by public anger over lawmakers’ financial perks and police brutality. Demonstrations began in Jakarta and spread to cities including Yogyakarta, Bandung, and Surabaya after a paramilitary police vehicle ran over 21-year-old delivery driver Affan Kurniawan, Al Jazeera reported.

Authorities have increased patrols and checkpoints, while President Prabowo Subianto reversed the controversial measures and canceled a trip to China. Several deaths and attacks on officials’ homes have been reported, prompting TikTok to temporarily suspend its live feature in the country.

The agricultural products worth Rs 1.32 billion were exported from the Kakarbhitta Customs Point in the first month of the current fiscal year 2025/26 BS.

The Office of the Plant Quarantine and Pesticide Management Center in Kakarbhitta shared that the major exported goods include black cardamom, tea, ply, ginger, broom grass and others. 

Information Officer of the Office, Santosh Thapa, shared that the largest amount of money was earned from the export of tea.

During the period of Shrawan month (the first month of the current FY), tea worth Rs 380 million was exported followed by black cardamom of Rs 324 million. Likewise, plywood and veneer worth Rs 268 million were exported.

Information Officer Thapa added that the customs point imported agricultural goods worth Rs 1.69 billion in the same period of the current fiscal year.

The country imported millet, beans, legumes, rice, fresh vegetables, fruits, garlic, potatoes, maize and livestock feeds from the Kakarbhitta Customs Point in the first month of the current fiscal year.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the third day of his China trip, attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) leaders meeting in Tianjin on Monday (September 1, 2025).

He addressed the plenary session of the summit, in which he spoke on the Pahalgam attack, stating that “terrorism is a collective challenge to humanity,” The Hindu reported.

Modi will later participate in a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin before returning to India.

The SCO summit kicked off on Sunday in the northern port city of Tianjin, days before a massive military parade in the capital Beijing to mark 80 years since the end of World War II.

In his opening remarks, China’s President Xi Jinping called for setting up ‘SCO development bank’ for economic cooperation, according to Hindu.