As per the deal, NRM will print and distribute IHT, the global edition of New York Times, in Kathmandu along with Republica English daily from July 20. Kathmandu will be the 40th print site for the IHT worldwide.[break]
Readers in Nepal can buy Republica separately or a joint product of Republica and IHT. NRM will fix the combined price for the joint product later on.
NRM Managing Director Binod Raj Gyawali said, "We are delighted to announce a publishing alliance between República and the International Herald Tribune. This begins a truly new chapter in print journalism in Nepal and it also underscores Nepal Republic Media´s commitment to independent and quality journalism. We are confident that IHT and República will be well-received by our valued readers."
Randy Weddle, IHT managing director, Asia Pacific, said, "We are very pleased to be printing in Kathmandu, and making the IHT´s world-class journalism even more widely available to internationally-minded citizens and visitors of Nepal."
IHT is the premier international newspaper for opinion leaders and decision-makers around the globe. It combines the extensive resources of its own correspondents with those of The New York Times, and is currently printed at 38 sites throughout the world and is for sale in more than 180 countries. Based in Paris since 1887, IHT is owned by The New York Times Company.
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