Nepal's tourism on the mend with more than 600,000 foreign visitors in 2022 A total of 614,148 foreign tourists entered Nepal in 2022, indicating a strong recovery in the country’s tourism sector compared to 230,085 tourists who visited the country in 2020 and 150,962 in 2021. Business 02 Jan, 2023
China to resume issuing passports, visas as virus curbs ease China to resume issuing passports, visas as virus curbs ease World 28 Dec, 2022
Foreign firms: China 'turns corner' by ending quarantine Foreign firms: China 'turns corner' by ending quarantine World 27 Dec, 2022
EDITORIAL: Tourism Decade Battered by the coronavirus pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war this year, the government has unveiled a ‘Nepal tourism decade (2023-2032) strategic action plan’ to revive the tourism sector, which contributes significantly to the country’s foreign exchange earnings. Opinion 26 Dec, 2022
Rafting agencies struggle as river sports lure fewer tourists Despite the arrival of a decent number of foreign tourists in the country over the past 11 months, the number of visitors participating in river sports activities has declined — from estimated 15 per cent of total foreign visitors in the country during the peak rafting seasons in the past to just three per cent at present. Business 23 Dec, 2022
Taliban: Assailants attack hotel in Afghan capital Kabul Taliban: Assailants attack hotel in Afghan capital Kabul World 12 Dec, 2022
Former President Jiang Zemin, who guided China's rise, dies Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, who led his country out of isolation after the crushing of pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and supported economic reforms that led to a decade of explosive growth, has died, state TV said. He was 96. World 30 Nov, 2022
EDITORIAL: Reviving tourism There is no sector that the coronavirus pandemic has not impacted, but the tourism industry has suffered the most. Opinion 27 Sep, 2022
Mustang's Yartung festival kicks off after two years In a sign of attempts to live with COVID-19, the Yartung festival — held annually at Ranipauwa of Mustang district — kicked off on Monday. The festival, which was observed just as a formality for the past two years due to the pandemic, will be held till August 12. Nepal 09 Aug, 2022
Nearly 300,000 foreign visitors in seven months A total of 285,363 foreign tourists entered Nepal in the first seven months of 2022, indicating a strong recovery in the country’s tourism sector compared to the 230,085 tourists who visited the country in 2020 and 150,962 in 2021. Business 05 Aug, 2022
Significant number of tourists visit Nepal in seven months Nepal welcomed 9,121 tourists from Europe, 3,735 from Middle-East countries and 5,228 from USA in July. Kathmandu 04 Aug, 2022
EDITORIAL: Tourism decade The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) unveiled a 74-page Tourism Revitalisation Action Plan-2022 to promote sustainable development of tourism, which has been battered by the COVID-19 pandemic that gripped the entire world since early 2020. Opinion 26 Jul, 2022
