KATHMANDU, March 13: The foreign ministers of India and China have congratulated Nepal’s newly-appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Narayankaji Shrestha.

KATHMANDU, March 7: Experts claimed that neighboring country China's economic development can also benefit Nepal.

BEIJING (AP) — China has plenty of room to maneuver to attain its annual target for robust economic growth of about 5% after a strong start for the year, top economic officials said Wednesday, though they acknowledged it’s a challenge.

KATHMANDU, March 6: China has expressed the hope that the new coalition government formed in Nepal will change the power equation and bring political stability.

KATHMANDU, Feb 29: Nepal's tourism sector could experience growth by attracting a percentage of tourists from neighboring India and China.

KATHMANDU, Feb 20: Chemical fertilizers brought from China have been stored in the Tatopani customs warehouse for ten months. As many as 735,000 sacks of chemical fertilizers brought by 111 containers throughout the Nepali month of Baisakh have been stored in the warehouses inside the Larcha dry port yard.

BEIJING, Feb. 20: China's public security minister called on the US homeland security secretary to stop alleged "harassment" of Chinese students entering the United States in a meeting between the two in Vienna, Beijing's state media reported Monday.

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — For decades, India has focused its defense policy on its land borders with rivals Pakistan and China. Now, as its global ambitions expand, it is beginning to flex its naval power in international waters, including anti-piracy patrols and a widely publicized deployment close to the Red Sea to help protect ships from attacks during Israel’s war with Hamas.

TOKYO, Feb 1 : China overtook Japan as the world's biggest vehicle exporter last year, data from the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) showed Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 30: A trekking route has been prepared to connect the Indian border to China.

KATHMANDU, Jan 28: Visiting Vice Minister of the International Liaison Department of Communist Party of China Sun Haiyan paid a courtesy call on CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairperson Madhav Kumar Nepal.

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: An overseas tour exhibition featuring Dunhuang silk paintings from China's Huayan Temple was unveiled in the Nepali capital, Kathmandu, this week.

BEIJING, Jan 17: China’s population dropped by 2 million people in 2023 in the second straight annual drop as births fell and deaths jumped after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, the government said Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 6: The sports representatives from China's Zhejiang province held a courtesy meeting with officials from the Nepal Olympic Committee.

BEIJING, Dec. 30: China on Friday named former navy commander Dong Jun as its new defense minister, state media said, filling a vacancy created by the surprise removal of Li Shangfu in October.

MOSCOW, Dec 28: Russia has redirected its oil exports from Europe to China and India, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said Wednesday, almost two years after Moscow was hit by Western sanctions over the Ukraine conflict.

KATHMANDU, Dec 22: It has been revealed that Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who embarked on a two-week visit to the United States and China with a large delegation, incurred an expenditure of approximately Rs 50 million.

BEIJING (AP) — At least 111 people were killed in a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in a cold and mountainous region in northwestern China, the country’s state media reported on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) leader Raj Kishor Yadav has emphasized the need to maintain balanced relations with China and regional powers.

BEIJING, Dec 4 (Reuters) - China's military on Monday said a U.S. Navy ship illegally entered waters adjacent to the Second Thomas Shoal, a disputed South China Sea atoll that has recently seen several maritime confrontations.

KATHMANDU, Nov 28: Discussions have started between China and Nepal about the much talked about Kathmandu-Kerung inland railway.

Nepal's Inconstant Neighborhood Policy

November 25, 2023 08:30 am

High level delegations from Nepal are regularly visiting India and China and similar types of delegations from India and China are also regularly visiting Nepal. But the outcome of such visits and discussion at a high level have been hardly in favor of Nepal.

Nov 23 (Reuters) - Chinese health authorities have not detected any unusual or novel pathogens and provided the requested data on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 19: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia and China have reached unprecedented levels of mutual trust, which is the foundation for their successful cooperation.

KATHMANDU, Nov 16: The hydrogen generator kit imported from China that reduces diesel consumption has been tested in Nepal for the first time by installing it on two vehicles.

BEIJING, Nov 15: China and the United States have agreed to launch a working group on climate cooperation, both countries said Wednesday, ahead of a United Nations climate summit this month.

MYAGDI, Nov 14: Residents of the entire district of Mustang can now travel across the Chinese border.

KATHMANDU, Nov 13: A temporary structure has been built for the shelter of security personnel on the Nepal side of the Korala border in Lo Manthang Rural Municipality of Mustang, which is ready for re-operation after four years.

KATHMANDU, Nov 4: China has announced to provide Nepal’s earthquake victims with relief materials worth Rs 100 million.

Army chief returns home from China

November 3, 2023 11:16 am

KATHMANDU, Nov 3: Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Prabhuram Sharma returned home last night after completing his formal visit to the People's Republic of China.

KATHMANDU, Nov 3: Chief Justice Bishowambhar Prasad Shrestha has discussed various matters within the realm of judicial services with Chief Justice and President of the Supreme People's Court of the People’s Republic of China Zhang Jun in Beijing on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, Oct 22: Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha, who suffered a heart attack during his visit to China on October 18, is showing signs of improvement. He is currently undergoing treatment at Peking Medical College Hospital in Beijing.

COAS Sharma to leave for China

October 21, 2023 11:00 am

KATHMANDU, Oct 20: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Prabhuram Sharma is scheduled to leave for China on an official visit on October 27.

MOSCOW, Oct 20 : Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised the "unprecedented" energy cooperation between Moscow and Beijing, as the Kremlin seeks to strengthen its Asian partnerships to make up for the loss of the European market.

BEIJING, Oct 19: Officials of Nepal and China held discussion for collaboration on the issue of disaster risk reduction and management.

KATHMANDU, Oct 19: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal briefed the Cabinet meeting today on the health condition of Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha.

KATHMANDU, Oct 19: Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha, who is currently on an official visit to China to attend the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, has suffered a mild heart attack.

BEIJING, Oct 17: Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha has directed the Nepali Embassy in the People's Republic of China to make economic diplomacy effective.

KATHMANDU, Oct 16: Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha departed for China on Monday to participate in the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. The event, scheduled to be held in Beijing on Tuesday and Wednesday, will cover topics such as the policy and progress of the 'High-Level Forum on Green Development,' and Shrestha is set to deliver an address during the program. Accompanying him is a seven-member delegation.

KATHMANDU, Oct 16: Former Prime Minister and leader of the CPN (Unified Socialist), Jhalnath Khanal, left for China on Sunday night to participate in the 3rd Belt and Road Forum (BRF) to be held in Beijing.

XINHUA, Oct 15: Israel's actions in Gaza have gone "beyond the scope of self-defence" and the Israeli government must "cease its collective punishment of the people of Gaza", China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in remarks published Sunday.

MOSCOW/BEIJING, Oct 15:  Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Xi Jinping in China this week in a bid to deepen a partnership forged between the United States' two biggest strategic competitors.

BEIJING, Oct 11: China announced Tuesday its Belt and Road Initiative infrastructure project had generated two trillion dollars in contracts around the world, equivalent in size to some of the world's biggest economies.

With about 12,000 athletes, this was the biggest Asian Games in history and had more competitors than the Olympics

KATHMANDU, Oct 5: Thirty-eight nations have so far won medals at the ongoing 19th Asian Games while China continues to remain at the top of medal tallies.

Strategically positioned between the rising powerhouses of China and India, Nepal actively asserts its distinct and pivotal geo-political role in the South Asian landscape. While it may be dwarfed in terms of size and global influence by its colossal neighbors, Nepal's geopolitical significance, particularly in the context of U.S. strategic interests, is anything but small.

KATHMANDU, Oct 3: CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal briefed the party about his recent visit to the US to attend the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and the subsequent official visit to China.

KATHMANDU, Oct 3: China is waiting for the implementation of bilateral agreements and memorandum of understandings with Nepal that took place during the recent official visit of Prime Minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal, said Dr Rajib Kumar Jha, a Nepali professor in China.

Why does Nepal matter for China?

October 1, 2023 08:45 am

Nepal has historically strong relations with China. In fact, many Nepalis have little knowledge about Nepal’s relation with Tibet and that it was easier and safer compared to travel towards the south, at least until the 19th century.

KATHMANDU, Oct 1: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal returned home on Saturday after completing his week-long official visit to China, marking a significant diplomatic journey since he assumed office in December last year. During the visit, held at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang, both nations engaged in substantive discussions and negotiations covering a wide spectrum of topics encompassing politics, economics, trade, and cultural relations.