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Nepal still on 'grey list' as FATF shares its review report

Kathmandu, June 20 -- Despite constant push from the Asia/Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering to make policy and structural changes, Nepal continues to fall short on delivery and will thus remain ... Read More


Passport procurement under scrutiny as antigraft body arrests four

Kathmandu, June 18 -- The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has intensified its crackdown on alleged irregularities in a passport procurement contract. After arresting Directo... Read More


Nepal's northern border is not dispute-free, foreign minister tells parliament

Kathmandu, June 18 -- While Nepal is still debating its border dispute with India following India's agreement with China to reopen the route to Manasarovar through the Lipulekh area, Foreign Minister ... Read More


Beijing raises concerns over US initiatives in Nepal

Kathmandu, June 16 -- Hinting at China's understanding of recent political developments in Kathmandu and the Western countries' role in it, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Nepali counterpart... Read More


Foreign Minister Khanal meets senior CPC leader Wang in Beijing

Kathmandu, June 16 -- Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal met Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of... Read More


Khanal meets senior CPC leader Wang in Beijing

Kathmandu, June 16 -- Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal, who is on a four-day visit to China, met on Tuesday with Wang Huning, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Pa... Read More


Right after his India visit, Foreign Minister Khanal travels to China

Kathmandu, June 13 -- In an effort to recalibrate Nepal-China ties amid shifting political dynamics in Kathmandu, Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal left for Beijing on Saturday night on a four-day offici... Read More


Short-listing, interviews underway in open ambassador appointment process

Kathmandu, June 12 -- The response in both the cases was overwhelming. For the first time in Nepal, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in mid-May called open competitions for ambassadorial appointments.... Read More


Kathmandu, Beijing announce foreign minister Khanal's China visit

Kathmandu, June 12 -- The foreign ministries of Nepal and China on Friday announced the official visit of Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal to China beginning Sunday. The visit comes a week after Khanal... Read More


India's Jaishankar is deep in Nepali leadership's psyche

Nepal, June 10 -- S Jaishankar is not a name that has sat well in the Nepali psyche since 2015. His September 2015 visit to Kathmandu as a special envoy of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi came ju... Read More