Beijing opposes US President Donald Trump’s push to transfer Palestinians out of Gaza and have the US take over the region, China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, underlining a long-held position against forced displacement of people. China supports the legitimate national rights of the Palestinian people, ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a regular press briefing....
Artists from China made performances for overseas Chinese in the Nepali capital on Thursday evening to mark the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival. The debut show in Nepal featured songs and dances, acrobatics, magic show, instrumental music, Peking Opera and face-changing, an ancient Chinese dramatic art of Sichuan Opera, drawing frequent outbursts of applause...
The Embassy of India, Kathmandu, organized the 2nd India-Nepal Startup Connect: Curtain Raiser for Startup Mahakumbh (SMK) 2025. Prithvi Subba Gurung, Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Nepal, was the Chief Guest.The event featured a roundtable discussion with representatives from DPIIT, Government of India, Startup India, FNCCI, CNIYEF, NAS-IT, and Nepali startups.In his address, Minister...
The European Union wants to engage swiftly with the United States over President Donald Trump’s planned tariffs, trade chief Maros Sefcovic said on Tuesday, while his boss Ursula von der Leyen stressed the bloc would protect its interests in negotiations. Sefcovic, speaking before a meeting of EU ministers to debate trade and EU competitiveness, said...
External Affairs Minister of India Dr S. Jaishankar has expressed gratitude to his Nepali counterpart Dr Arzu Rana Deuba for her greetings on the occasion of India’s 76th Republic Day, which was observed today. Dr Rana extended her greetings and best wishes to the people and government of India through Minister Jaishankar today, wishing for...
The Donald Trump administration’s decision to freeze all foreign aid has begun to show its effects in Nepal. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued an internal memo to all relevant agencies and diplomatic missions, announcing the suspension of foreign aid with exceptions only for emergency food assistance and military funding for Israel and Egypt....
The Khandbari-Kimathanka section of the Jogbani-Kimathanka Road, a national pride project of Nepal that will link the country to both China and India, has achieved a major breakthrough. The Nepal Army completed the excavation of a rocky cliff to finalise the 10.5-kilometre Chyamptang-Ghongghoppa section of the road, said Deepak Khadka, minister for energy, water resources...
A series of high-level engagements between the Chinese side and the new U.S. administration have demonstrated the great importance both sides attach to China-U.S. relations and brought positive expectations to the future interaction of the two major countries. Chinese President Xi Jinping took a phone call from then President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 17. At...
Speakers at an interaction stated that Nepal would benefit much from learning from China’s tremendous progress. They added that as China has made huge achievements in economic growth, Nepal would benefit much from learning from its experience. On Monday, Nepal-China Friendship Society Lumbini held the interaction to mark the Chinese New Year (January 29) at...
Additional Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India, Munu Mahawar paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba, in Kathmandu on Wednesday where the two agreed on the need to hold the meeting of the Nepal-India Boundary Working Group soon to facilitate necessary discussions on border issues. The Ministry...