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May 13, 2024 7:40 PM

Nepal’s Annual Policy & Program Presentation at Federal Parliament Tomorrow

The government's policy and programme document for the upcoming year for Nepal is being tabled at a joint meeting of the federal parliament on Tuesday. President of Nepal Ramchandra Paudel will address the joint meeting of the federal parliament at 3...

May 13, 2024 4:17 PM

South Korea’s top diplomat warns of rising economic competition with China

Economic relations between South Korea and China face risks and challenges due to increasingly fierce competition over technology, South Korea's Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul said on Monday ahead of talks with his Chinese counterpart. Cho arrived i...

May 13, 2024 12:50 PM

Celebrating Buddha’s birthday, a South Korean DJ is in spotlight

The man with a shaved head, a beatific smile and flowing grey monk's robes was not offering meditation tips to soothe stress. Instead, he was playing electronic dance music and shouting "This too shall pass! If you overcome suffering, you will live i...

May 12, 2024 7:13 PM

Mahalaxmi Jatra celebrates Nepal’s cultural heritage

The Mahalaxmi Jatra in Kathmandu Valley started on Akshaya Tritiya day of Baisakh month and continues for three days culminating today in several localities as Banepa Nala and Panauti of Nepal. It is a traditional festival celebrated in honour of the...

May 12, 2024 6:45 PM

Powerful Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Sadr girds for political comeback

Powerful Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is laying the groundwork for a political comeback two years after a failed and ultimately deadly high-stakes move to form a government without his Shi'ite rivals, multiple sources said. His return...

May 12, 2024 4:04 PM

Indonesia floods, landslides kill 28, four missing

Heavy rain brought floods and landslides to Indonesia's province of West Sumatra, killing at least 28, with four still missing, authorities said on Sunday. "There are 28 people killed, and we are still searching for four others who are missing," Abd...

May 12, 2024 2:07 PM

Reforms in accounting system needed to meet global standards: Bangladesh Finance Minister

Bangladesh Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Saturday said that reforms are needed in Bangladesh's accounting system in order to meet international standards and also to comply with the suggestions of the development partners. The finance ...

May 12, 2024 1:56 PM

UK mountaineer logs most Everest climbs by a foreigner, Nepali makes 29th ascent

British climber and a Nepali guide have broken their own records for most climbs of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, hiking officials said on Sunday. Rakesh Gurung, director of Nepal's Department of Tourism, said Britain's Kenton C...

May 12, 2024 10:27 AM

Afghanistan floods kill at least 153, Taliban interior ministry says

The official death toll from devastating flash floods in northern Afghanistan has risen to 153 people across three provinces, the Taliban's interior ministry said on Saturday (May 11), while the World Food Progamme said it was double that. The WFP, ...

May 10, 2024 4:12 PM

Newly-appointed Chinese Ambassador Xu Feihong arrives in Delhi

Newly-appointed Chinese Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, arrived in New Delhi today to assume office, the Chinese Embassy in India said in a statement. Officials from the Protocol Division of the Ministry of External Affairs, Dean of Diplomatic Corp...

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