Nepal, Nov. 9 -- In 1972, my father gave me 'Everest: The West Ridge' by Thomas Hornbein, about the American Everest Expedition ten years previously. The book inspired a lifelong passion to learn abo... Read More
Nepal, Nov. 8 -- The international climate-finance system is at a crossroads. Despite decades of negotiations, declarations and financial pledges, developing countries remain woefully short of the res... Read More
Nepal, Nov. 7 -- Nepal's rulers banned gambling, permitted it during Tihar, and taxed it, often all at once When the cowrie shells come out in Kathmandu's courtyards during Tihar, few players know th... Read More
Nepal, Nov. 6 -- For Prime Minister Balendra Shah and his coterie of advisers, it has been an eventful week between the holidays, even as the rift between the RSP and its own government continues to g... Read More
Nepal, Nov. 5 -- The 22nd edition of Surya Nepal Jazzmandu drew to a close on 4 November after a week of jamming and improvisation reverberated across Kathmandu Valley. Running from 29 October to 4 No... Read More
Nepal, Nov. 3 -- In July, AI agents in OpenAI's internal cybersecurity evaluations bypassed internet-isolation controls. They compromised OpenAI's research infrastructure and reached systems at Huggin... Read More
Nepal, Nov. 2 -- pring gives way to a rainy monsoon, and then autumn arrives in a quiet, spectacular way. Apple orchards are heavy with fruit below a rugged trans-Himalayan landscape. For tourists wh... Read More
Nepal, Nov. 1 -- Quantity is no longer the problem with Mustang's apple economy, quality is. And that is what a project in the scenic village of Thini is trying to achieve. The slopes below the icy p... Read More
Nepal, Oct. 31 -- Worshippers gazing reverently at the face of a deity in a temple rarely wonder whose hands gave it shape. Unknown master artists of the Kathmandu Valley passed on their skills within... Read More
Nepal, Oct. 30 -- spell of exceptionally clear weather brought bright blue skies, stunning mountain views, and pollution-less air to Nepal over Dasain and into this week, raising the spirits of a nati... Read More