China's Shenzhen plans 'orderly' work resumption as COVID vigilance continues The major Chinese technology hub of Shenzhen will allow its firms to resume work in an "orderly" manner after the suspension of non-essential businesses in an effort to contain an outbreak of COVID-19, a city official said Thursday. World 17 Mar, 2022
China daily local COVID cases hit two-year high of over 1,500 Mainland China reported more than 1,500 new local COVID-19 infections on Saturday, the most since the initial nationwide outbreak at the start of 2020, as the Omicron variant prompts cities across the country to further tighten measures. World 12 Mar, 2022
China's daily local COVID cases top 1,000 as Omicron spreads Mainland China reported over 1,000 new COVID-19 infections in dozens of cities, the highest daily count in about two years, with the Omicron variant forcing a northeastern city to go under lockdown and the financial hub Shanghai to close schools. World 11 Mar, 2022
China's local symptomatic COVID cases nearly double; curbs start to bite Mainland China reported 402 locally transmitted COVID-19 infections with confirmed symptoms for March. 9, official data showed on Thursday, nearly doubling from the daily count a day earlier. World 10 Mar, 2022
Autopsy shows Australian Warne died of natural causes, says Thai police The autopsy report showed Warne died of a "congenital disease", Songyot Chayaninporamet, deputy director of Samui Hospital, told a news conference. Sports 07 Mar, 2022
Death toll nears 6 million as pandemic enters its 3rd year The official global death toll from COVID-19 is on the verge of eclipsing 6 million — underscoring that the pandemic, now entering its third year, is far from over. COVID-19 07 Mar, 2022
Agreement inked for equal airfare for foreigners as Nepali The Tourism Revitalization Steering Committee has inked an agreement with Buddha Airlines Pvt Ltd and Yeti Airlines to provide a discount in the airfare to foreign tourists as Nepalis to attract more and more external tourists. Nepal 23 Feb, 2022
Australia welcomes back tourists with toy koalas, Tim Tams Australia welcomes back tourists with toy koalas, Tim Tams World 21 Feb, 2022
Normalcy returns to Sudurpaschim Life has returned to normalcy following a steep decline in COVID-19 infections in Sudurpaschim Province in the past three weeks. Nepal 18 Feb, 2022
Popular Bollywood composer Bappi Lahiri dies at age 69 Popular Bollywood singer and composer Bappi Lahiri, who won millions of fans with his penchant for feet-tapping disco music in the 1980s and 1990s, has died in a Mumbai hospital, according to a hospital statement. He was 69. Entertainment 16 Feb, 2022
EDITORIAL - Table MCC deal Even as the deadline for the ratification of the MCC (Millennium Challenge Corporation) compact in the parliament nears, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is unable to bag support from his coalition partners for it. The USgovernment has given the government till February end to ratify the agreement, failing which Nepal sets to lose $500 million in grants for a power transmission line and road rehabilitation. Opinion 14 Feb, 2022
Japan, UNICEF join hands to strengthen vaccine cold chain system in Nepal The Government of Japan has provided grant assistance to strengthen the vaccine cold chain system in Nepal through the United Nations Children’s Fund. Nepal 01 Feb, 2022
