Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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The death toll and number of people missing on both sides of the Nepal-Tibet border from massive floods in the Himalayas continues to rise. Nepali authorities say more than 900 people have died and over 4,200 are missing, including 590 foreigners. Also on East Asia Tonight: Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kyrgyzstan as regional powers gather for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation security summit. Also, Japan seeks record defence and industry budgets.

00:00 Headlines
01:27 One week after Nepal's flood disaster
12:28 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit preview
14:20 Japan's industry ministry seeks US$49b budget
15:14 Taiwan probes Nvidia supplier UniMicron over origin fraud
17:00 China manufacturing improves in August but still in contraction
18:31 Shein to start trading in Hong Kong on Sep 1
21:17 New Apple CEO John Ternus takes the helm
26:08 Japan eyes record US$56b defence budget
37:31 Pacific Islands Forum opens in Palau
39:31 Two years' jail for South Korea's Unification Church leader
40:31 South Korea President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating hits new low
46:18 Support for Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds steady
47:41 Japan turns to "human fridges" to cool off in sweltering heat