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...
03 Dec, 2024, 12.19 PM IST
Nepal asks China to wipe away a loan it can't afford to pay backPokhara airport has become a symbol of the pitfalls of China's international infrastructure projects, which face criticism for sometimes co...
24 Aug, 2024, 12.32 PM IST
China's Nepal envoy Chen Song faces local ire after public spat with intellectualsChina's ambassador to Nepal, Chen Song, is the new "wolf warrior diplomat" in South Asia, having kicked up a controversy targeting a local ...
02 Jun, 2024, 12.00 AM IST
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...
12 Feb, 2024, 08.46 AM IST
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...
18 Oct, 2023, 03.55 PM IST
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...
31 Jul, 2023, 08.40 PM IST
Pokhara crash preliminary report: Investigators suspect human errorThere were 72 people including four crew members onboard the ATR-72 aircraft when it crashed, but rescue officials have so far managed to r...
16 Feb, 2023, 10.43 PM IST
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...
25 Jan, 2023, 12.21 AM IST
Why does Nepal's aviation industry have safety issues? An expert explainsThe aircraft was en route from Nepal's capital Kathmandu to Pokhara, the country's second largest city, situated under the picturesque Anna...
17 Jan, 2023, 11.10 AM IST
Nepal mourns after deadly plane crash kills at least 66Authorities revised the death toll down from Sunday's 68 after a recount early Monday morning, said Tek Bahadur K.C., a senior administrati...
16 Jan, 2023, 10.43 AM IST
Nepal's Pokhara airport was inaugurated two weeks ago and built with Chinese assistanceThe Pokhara International Airport, which witnessed the fatal crash of a Nepalese passenger plane with 72 people onboard on Sunday, was inau...
15 Jan, 2023, 07.08 PM IST
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...
01 Jan, 2023, 08.42 PM IST
New worry for Modi as China takes deep root in Nepal, a place where anti-India fire is so easy to fanChina overtook India 3 years ago as the biggest foreign direct investor in Nepal. China has invested a lot to make a cultural impact in Nep...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.19 AM IST
India to discuss aviation assistance with Nepal tohelp build three airportsWhile the AAI renders ATC services to Nepal, it had earlier planned to build and operate Nepal’s second airport in Kathmandu.
10 Jan, 2017, 12.24 AM IST
China pips India in aid to Nepal; Delhi out of top five donors' listThe recent strain in Indo-Nepal relations has coincided with China surpassing India in the list of top aid donors to Kathmandu.
09 May, 2016, 01.06 PM IST
Nepal, China to sign trade treaty, fuel agreementMinister for Industry Som Prasad Pandey said that an agreement on oil exploration will also be signed as China has already assured help to ...
16 Mar, 2016, 07.35 PM IST
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...
20 Jan, 2016, 05.44 PM IST