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...
Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song’s remarks regarding the trade of electricity and other goods between Nepal and India as well as the economic growth of Nepal’s southern neighbour have ignited a controversy. Addressing a discussion titled ‘China in global economy and its impact in Nepal’, organised in Kathmandu on Saturday by the Foundation for...
With the feasibility study of the Nepal-China cross-border railway in progress, foreign policy experts and observers have stressed the need to improve road connectivity with China, citing the geographical and engineering challenges associated with railway development. Speaking at an event organised on Tuesday by the Centre for Social Inclusion and Federalism (CESIF) on Nepal-China relations...
The Chinese technical team is expected to complete an aerial survey of the proposed Kerung-Kathmandu Cross Border Railway within this month as the fieldwork progresses smoothly, a senior official at the Department of Railways said. As a part of the long-delayed detailed feasibility study, the task of aerial survey has been conducted since early this...