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Pizza Hut: From $600 loan to 20,000 stores and the new $2.7 billion twist for the global empirePizza Hut, a nearly 70-year-old American icon, has been split in a $2.7 billion deal. Yum Brands is selling its international business outs...
Nepal's foreign minister visits China after calling on regional rival IndiaNepal's Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal met China's top diplomat following a recent visit to India, presenting a challenge for Beijing's reg...
Nepal, China sign Framework for Belt and Road Cooperation replacing 'grant financing' with 'aid financing'Nepal and China signed a Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) framework agreement during Prime Minister Oli's visit to Beijing. After initial dis...
In pivot from India, Nepal PM K.P. Sharma Oli visits China to seek investmentNepal's Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli, on his first foreign visit since taking office in July, is in China to push for progress on infrast...
Nepal rules out loans for BRI projects; emphasises grants, consensusNepal has decided to primarily rely on grants for Belt and Road Initiative projects instead of taking loans. This decision was discussed du...
KP Sharma Oli-led govt may be at risk as Nepali Congress opposes BRI loan from ChinaNepal's Prime Minister, KP Sharma Oli, faces potential political turmoil as his coalition partner threatens to withdraw support if he accep...
Concerns escalate in Nepal as China claims BRI ownership over Pokhara airportLast week, the Rastriya Ekta Abhiyan organised an awareness rally in Pokhara, highlighting apprehensions about the BRI and its potential co...
BRI in Nepal remains non-starter despite optimism among section of Nepalese leadershipNepal and China signed a memorandum of understanding on BRI in 2017. Nearly seven years since, not a single project under the initiative ha...
How expensive Pokhara airport could become another China-funded debt trap for NepalNepal's Pokhara international airport, built with Chinese funding, has become a financial burden for the country and left it in debt to Bei...
China launches platform to promote its soft power in NepalThe projects—clubbed under a platform called the ‘Silk Roadster’—were launched earlier this month to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Ch...
Pokhara Airport may become Nepal's HambantotaThe airport, which saw a crash of a Yeti Airlines flight on January 15, cannot host medium sized narrow body aircraft like A320 and B737 du...
Nepal PM Prachanda inaugurates Pokhara airport built with Chinese assistance"As the two-way trade at the Kerung/Rasuwagadhi border port resumed export of Nepali products to China had started again. The two-way trade...
Nepal needs to prioritize its interests while executing China's BRI: ExpertsDuring the one-day event, former Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali said hat Nepal should prioritize its interests while executing proj...
China to provide Rs 15 billion assistance to Nepal to invest in projects"The two foreign ministers took stock of overall aspects of Nepal-China relations and agreed to promote further cooperation in various sect...
BRI projects in Nepal suffer amid funding challengesDuring a recent visit (March 25-27) of Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi to Nepal, the two countries signed nine agreements, but none was re...
China’s agony: Slow pace of BRI projects in NepalDuring the recent visit (March 25-27) of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Nepal, both countries signed nine agreements, but none of them...
No agreement on Belt and Road Initiative as Nepal toughens stand amid Chinese FM visitA total of nine agreements were signed between Nepal and China after the delegation-level talks between Nepali Foreign Minister Narayan Kha...
Railway connectivity important document of China visit: Nepal PM KP OliThis is the second significant initiative by Oli, after the transit trade treaty with China in 2016, to reduce dependence on India for tran...
China to give Nepal $210 mn soft loan to construct airportChina will provide $210 million soft loan to Nepal to construct a regional airport in Pokhara as part of the country's efforts to develop i...
Narendra Modi smart to reset ties, but $1 billion gift to Nepal not enough for thaw in ties: Chinese media"Modi's efforts to widen India's ties with Nepal proved partly successful, especially his speech made in the Constitution Assembly/ Parliam...