KATHMANDU, June 9: Nepal has been elected as a member of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in the elections held at UN Headquarters in New York on Thursday. As an elected member with the highest number of votes from the Asia Pacific region, Nepal will serve in the ECOSOC for a three-year term of 2024-2026.

KATHMANDU, Dec 18: It may take more than a year to get COVID-19 vaccines in the Asia Pacific Region, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

KATHMANDU, Dec 7: Stating that the vision of the Indo-Pacific strategy is clear and a compelling one, visiting US Assistant Secretary of Defense Randall Schriver has said that they welcome any chance to clarify any confusions that may exist about this strategy.

KATHMANDU, Nov 13: Kathmandu recently hosted the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Global Gathering. The four-day event held from November 4 to 7 brought together all SUN government focal points and representatives of their partners from civil society, donors, UN agencies, private sector partners, academia, media, parliamentarians and others for the cause of promoting nutritious food.

KATHMANDU, Nov 7: Mayors of over a dozen metropolitan cities of the Asia Pacific region have vowed to work together in the field of sustainable urban development. They made a pledge to work together to establish more sustainable and resilient cities during the International Seminar on Heritage and Sustainable Tourism that kicked off in Lalitpur on Wednesday.

Nepal should not remain oblivious to big things happening around Asia-Pacific region because we strategically lie in this region

KATHMANDU, Dec 19: Balaju Auto Works Pvt Ltd has won Mahindra TekFest 2018 -- an international competition for three categories: Service, Advisor-Diagnostic and Expert-Technician involving Asia and Asia Pacific Region.