The Himalaya Airlines has started flights to Qingdao from today. The Airlines started chartered flights to the touristic city in connection with expanding its destinations in China. Airlines vice-president Bijaya Shrestha said they have started direct flights to this Chinese city with the objective of promoting tourism between Nepal and China. According to him, the...
The Nepal-China Business Summit jointly organised by the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FNC- CI) and China Council for Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) in Beijing today, amid Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s visit to the northern neighbour saw officials and representatives from both the public and private sectors express commitment to...
Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha received earthquake relief materials dispatched by the Chinese government today. Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, Chen Song, handed over the emergency supplies from our northern neighbor to the Deputy Prime Minister during a ceremony at Pokhara Regional International Airport. The relief materials include blankets, tarpaulins, and more....
Several members of Parliament have asked the government to caution—and seek clarification from—Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song over his ‘undiplomatic’ remarks on Nepal’s energy trading with India and the state of the Indian economy. On Saturday, speaking at a discussion titled ‘China in global economy and its impact in Nepal’, Chen spoke at length about Nepal’s...
A cross-party delegation of the federal parliament left for Beijing on Sunday on a 10-day visit to China. The 20-member team, led by CPN (Maoist Centre) Chief Whip Hitraj Pandey and including 17 parliament members from various political parties and three officials of the Parliament Secretariat, left for Beijing, said a statement issued by the...
That Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal will claim to have taken Nepal-China relations to newer heights upon his arrival at the Tribhuvan International Airport is a ritual all too familiar to Nepalis. The 13-point joint statement released Wednesday, before Dahal left for Tibet en route to Nepal, is diplomatic sweet talk for the most part....
China has in recent months stepped up its engagement across several fronts in Nepal. It is sending several high-profile leaders and officials to Nepal in order to engage with different state entities while it is also inviting Nepali leaders, top officials and civil society members, among others, to China. One of its goals is to...
China has decided to reopen the Korala border point for both trade and travel movements from Monday onwards after a hiatus of four years since it was closed. Nepal shares a 1,400-km long border with Tibet along the Himalayan range. China allows trade and transit through six border points—Tatopani-Khasa, Rasuwa-Kerung, Yari (Humla)-Purang, Olangchung Gola-Riwu, Kimathanka-Riwu...
Nepal Airlines is planning to sell off its Chinese planes that have been like an albatross around its neck for what an insider said is junkyard price. Acquired between 2014 and 2018, the six aircraft were worth Rs6.66 billion in grants and loans. One of the planes has since crashed. The national flag carrier is...
The Gorkha District Administration Office started distributing entry permits to the residents of Chumnubri Rural Municipality to enter China from Wednesday onwards. The Nepal-China border on the northern side of the country had remained closed since Covid pandemic and was only opened two weeks ago. There are two border crossings in north Gorkha—one in Ruila...