Nepali Communist Party coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal is travelling to New Delhi on Sunday. His secretariat said Dahal will attend a programme organised by the party-affiliated Nepali Samaj Bharat in New Delhi. He is scheduled to leave Kathmandu on Sunday afternoon and return on Monday. Dahal is expected to address a joint gathering of Nepali...
The Everest Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ECCI) has announced the 2nd Indo-Nepal Trade Festival 2026, to be held at PHD House in New Delhi under the theme “Connecting people, enhancing bilateral trade”. The festival is being organised in association with the Embassy of Nepal, the Nepal Tourism Board and the Trade and Exhibition Promotion...
LHASA, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) — China-Nepal Gyirong-Rasuwa Port, one of the largest land ports between the two countries, resumed customs and passenger clearance on Thursday morning, nearly six months after the area was struck by flood. Gyirong Port in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region is a vital trade corridor. Customs data show that the port...
China has proposed Zhang Maoming as its new ambassador to Kathmandu and sent a letter of agrément to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday. Zhang is one of the deputy directors at the Department of Asian Affairs at the Chinese foreign ministry. He will replace Chen Song who has already returned to China after...
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Tuesday organised a study programme for 19 visiting officers of the Nepal Armed Police Force (APF). The Nepal APF is the sole paramilitary force of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, mandated with internal security, VIP security and protection of vital installations in Nepal, CISF said. Access many...
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Nepal and China marked the 70th year of their diplomatic relations on Tuesday with the opening of the “World Intangible Heritage” Himalayas Cultural and Creative Products Promotion event and the China–Nepal Cultural Products Sales Centre in Kathmandu. The event, organised by the Nepal National Pavilion (China) and the Arniko Society, aimed to promote cultural cooperation...
Experts related to Nepal and China have concluded that mutual relations have been problem-free and respectful for the past 70 years. This year, in the context of the 70th anniversary of Nepal-China diplomatic relations in 2025, experts in Beijing in the last month of December reviewed the relationship between the two countries from ancient times...
Google Preferred SourceLt Gen (Retd) Balananda Sharma was appointed Nepal’s foreign affairs minister on Friday (December 26, 2025). President Ramchandra Paudel administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr. Sharma at the President’s Office in Sheetal Niwas, according to a notice issued by his office. This is the fifth Cabinet expansion by Prime Minister...
Nepal’s foreign trade expanded sharply in the first five months of the current fiscal year 2025/26, driven by a strong rebound in exports and rising imports. However, the latest data also underline persistent structural weaknesses—most notably a widening trade deficit and growing dependence on a narrow range of export items. According to figures released by...