Norway sends rescue team to quake-hit Nepal
Norway on Monday sent a 34-member search and rescue team to help with relief operations in Nepal devastated by Saturday's 7.8-magnitude earthquake, Norway's NTB news agency reported.
Singapore mosques to raise fund for victims of Nepal earthquake
All the 68 mosques around Singapore will collect donations for victims of the Nepal earthquake from the public from Tuesday, the Rahmatan Lil Alamin Foundation (RLAF) said on Monday.
Quake-hit Nepal calls for more support from foreign countries
Nepal has called on foreign countries, including neighboring China and India, to provide more support as tens and thousands of people are in dire need of relief and support following a massive 7.9-magnitude earthquake on Saturday and following strong aftershocks.
China assumes larger role in building 'community of common destiny'
After a 8.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Nepal and killed more than 3,000 people, a 62-member Chinese search and rescue team was among the first international aid to arrive.
Five people from China's Hong Kong still unaccounted for in Nepal
Five people from China's Hong Kong in Nepal are still out of contact from their families after Saturday's devastating earthquake in the country, said Hong Kong's Immigration Department on Monday.
Nepal urgently needs tents, dry food, medicine: official
The government of Nepal urgently needs tents, dry food, mattresses, medicine and other basic essentials to distribute to its people who are in dire need of relief and support after Saturday's major earthquake and Sunday's aftershocks, a senior official said in Katmandu on Monday.
Cambodia donates $100,000 to earthquake-stricken Nepal
Cambodia on Monday donated 100, 000 US dollars to Nepal after a Saturday's devastating earthquake that has claimed at least 3,726 people, according to a news statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
China Buddhist Association holds prayer for Nepal quake victims
The Buddhist Association of China (BAC) held a prayer ritual on Monday in Beijing for victims of Saturday's earthquake in Nepal.
One Slovak with fracture in Nepalese hospital after quake
Slovak foreign ministry has managed to make contact with 53 out of 75 Slovaks in Nepal following the devastating earthquake on Saturday, ministry spokesman Peter Susko said on Monday.
China cancels spring climbs on Tibetan side of Mt. Qomolangma
All spring climbing on the northern slopes of Mount Qomolangma in Tibet has been canceled following Saturday's earthquake in Nepal, it was confirmed on Monday.
Nepal quake death toll climbs to 3,726
Death toll from the quake in Nepal rose to 3,726, including 931 in capital Kathmandu, and 6,944 others were injured, Nepal's Home Ministry said on Monday.
China rushes to fix telecommunications in Tibet following earthquake
China has dispatched 158 engineers to Tibet in order to restore telecommunication facilities destroyed by Saturday's earthquake, said a statement on Monday.
Over 150 mountaineers stranded in Mount Qomolangma base camps: official
More than 150 mountaineers are still stranded in two base camps of the Mount Qomolangma following a powerful earthquake on Saturday in Nepal, a senior government official told reporters at a press conference on Monday.
Quake deals heavy blow
Reduced to piles of rubble and splintered wood, Nepal's rich cultural heritage has suffered a devastating blow from a massive earthquake that tore through the country, experts said Sunday.
In the heart of Kathmandu, many of a cluster of temples and statues built between the 12th and 18th centuries by the ancient kings of Nepal have collapsed, killing scores and trapping others underneath.
UNESCO was trying to gather information on the extent of the destruction, including at three palace-filled squares in the cities of Patan and Bhaktapur, both former kingdoms in the Kathmandu Valley, as well as in Kathmandu.
Qomolangma climbers retreat to Xigaze
All 15 Chinese climbers on the Tibetan side of Mount Qomolangma have retreated to Xigaze City following Saturday's earthquake and avalanches, local authorities said on Monday.
Air Force planes sent to Nepal for quake relief
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force has sent IL-76 planes to Nepal to help with rescue operations following Saturday's 8.1-magnitude earthquake, a spokesperson said on Monday.
Indonesia extends condolence to Nepal, sends aids
The Indonesian government has extended heartfelt condolences to the government of Nepal over Saturday's powerful quakes that kill at least 3,351 people and will immediately send emergency relief assistance to help thousands of affected people there.
S.Korea to send 40-member rescue team to quake-hit Nepal
South Korea's Foreign Ministry said Monday that the country will send an emergency rescue team composed of about 40 members to quake-hit Nepal.