Asia

The incident happened less than a week after the port was named the Best West Coast seaport in North America for a seventh straight year by the trade publication Asia Cargo News.

Though Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are also India's close neighbours in South Asia, Delhi's relationship with Kathmandu is special because of historic people-to-people, economic and strategic ties.

That same year the territory hosted the Gay Games, marking the first time the competition was held in Asia.

South Korea, a close US ally in Asia, has pledged to invest tens of billions of dollars in America, partly to offset tariffs.

Obesity now exceeds underweight in all regions of the world, except sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.