Russia's Putin and China's Xi discuss their close ties in chat after Trump's inauguration The Chinese president spoke by phone Friday with Trump and expressed hope for positive ties with the U.S. World 21 Jan, 2025
Lack of increase in loan disbursement concerning: Finance Minister Paudel Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Bishnu Prasad Paudel, has said it is concerning that the loan investment could not increase as expected. Business 20 Jan, 2025
Economic prosperity, one of priorities of government: Home Minister Lekhak Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has sad achieving economic prosperity is one of the priorities of the incumbent government. Nepal 19 Jan, 2025
China's population falls for a third straight year, posing challenges for its government and economy China's population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world's second most populous nation, which is now facing both an aging population and an emerging shortage of working age people. World 17 Jan, 2025
The UML leadership: Virtually losing moral relevance The coalition of two diagonally opposite parties standing ideologically on different pages, the Nepali Congress (NC) and the Unified Marxist-Leninist (UML), came as a great surprise after they decided to tie the political wedlock at midnight. Opinion 15 Jan, 2025
"India offers unparalleled opportunities for Nepal's energy sector" Nepal's vast hydropower potential lay untapped for over a century, but that is finally changing. Business 15 Jan, 2025
Global growth to remain subdued amid lingering uncertainty, warns UN report Global economic growth is projected to remain at 2.8 per cent in 2025, unchanged from 2024, according to the United Nations flagship report, World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2025, released on Thursday. Nepal 10 Jan, 2025
UML secretariat meeting endorses political report The CPN-UML has approved the political report to be presented at the upcoming central committee meeting. Kathmandu 02 Jan, 2025
Expectations, inflation and livelihood crisis: Visionary leadership and commitment needed The gossip in many Nepalese households, including those of my own spouse and her peers, invariably centre around the affordability of essential groceries, food items, education for the children and health services for families. Opinion 02 Jan, 2025
South Korean opposition submits motion to impeach the country's acting president as strife deepens South Korea’s main opposition party submitted a motion on Thursday to impeach the country’s acting leader over his reluctance to fill three Constitutional Court vacancies ahead of the court’s review of rebellion charges against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol stemming from his short-lived martial law decree on Dec. 3. World 26 Dec, 2024
Parametric insurance: How it can help Nepal build climate resilience In the Himalayas, flash floods, landslides, wildfires and other extreme weather events are increasingly disrupting daily life and devastating communities, particularly those reliant on agriculture and natural resources. Opinion 26 Dec, 2024
Rumors from undisclosed sources hold no meaning, says Minister Gurung Political stability and good governance remain top priorities for the government, alongside concluding the remaining tasks of the peace process. Kathmandu 22 Dec, 2024
