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China-ASEAN trade pact gets upgrade

Shen Weiduo for Global Times October 26, 2019

China-ASEAN trade pact gets upgrade

Beijing. An upgraded China-ASEAN trade protocol, which fully came into force on Tuesday, will unlock more business opportunities and counter growing trade protectionism around the world, experts said. The deal also lays a solid foundation for other regional agreements, such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), and...More

China makes final sprint in battle to end poverty

Hu Yuwei and Zhao Yusha for Global Times October 19, 2019

China makes final sprint in battle to end poverty

Beijing. Government efforts to rid China of extreme poverty by 2020 makes 2019 a crucial year, according to Chinese experts and officials interviewed Thursday who expressed optimism that the ambitious goal will be achieved based on the nation's proven track record in tackling the issue. Xi Jinping, general...More

Concept of 21st century socialism – German sociologist Heinz Dieterich

Interviewed by Xie Wenting and Bai Yunyi for Global Times October 18, 2019

Concept of 21st century socialism – German sociologist Heinz Dieterich

GT: Could you elaborate on what 21st century socialism is? Dieterich: The first socialist countries in the world were built according to the thinking and science of Lenin and later Stalin in the Soviet Union. That was the socialism of the 20th century, which was built for an...More

Chinese exporters get stronger amid trade war

Song Lin in Guangzhou and Chu Daye in Beijing October 17, 2019

Chinese exporters get stronger amid trade war

Kathmandu. Chinese exporters are adapting their strategies from diversifying their target markets to upgrading their offerings to cope with a harsh winter for global trade in which "survival of the fittest" is more true than ever. At the China Import and Export Fair, China's largest trade fair -...More

President Bhandari Thanks All Who Contributed for making Xi’s State Visit Successful

Left Review Online October 16, 2019

President Bhandari Thanks All Who Contributed for making Xi’s State Visit Successful

Kathmandu: President Bidya Devi Bhandari thanked all who contributed to making the recent state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping successful. On Wednesday, the President tweeted a message thanking all. "Heartfelt thanks to Nepali brothers and sisters, security bodies, mass media and all stakeholders concerned who supported to...More

Nepal, China Sign Altogether 20 Agreements, MoUs (With List)

Left Review Online October 13, 2019

Nepal, China Sign Altogether 20 Agreements, MoUs (With List)

Kathmandu. The Federal Republic of Nepal and the Peoples' Democratic Republic of China have signed and exchanged various agreements and memorandum of understandings (MoUs) during the State Visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping today. The agreements include boundary management system, establishment of sister city relationship, and establishment of...More

President Xi’s Nepal Visit Completes With 14-Point Joint Statement

Left Review Online October 13, 2019

President Xi’s Nepal Visit Completes With 14-Point Joint Statement

Kathmandu. President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping's state visit to Nepal has completed by issuing a 14-point joint statement here today. At the invitation of Bidya Devi Bhandari, President of Nepal, President Xi paid a state visit to Nepal from 12 to 13 October. According...More

Blueprint For Nepal-China Relations

Xi Jinping October 12, 2019

Blueprint For Nepal-China Relations

Just now I’ve said Namaste written in the Chinese language. It may not have sounded that good. Hundreds of flowers have bloomed in Nepal in autumn. I have come to Nepal at the cordial invitation of Honourable President Bidya Devi Bhandari. This is my first visit of Kantipur-Kathmandu....More

President Bidya Devi Bhandari Meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping

Left Review Online October 12, 2019

President Bidya Devi Bhandari Meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping

Kathmandu. Chinese President Xi Jinping held bilateral talks with his Nepali counterpart Bidya Devi Bhandari at the Office of the President in Sheetal Niwas on Saturday evening. During the meeting, President Xi discussed issues of mutual interest, the Office of the President said. After the meeting with Bhandari,...More

President Bhandari Welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping at TIA

Left Review Online October 12, 2019

President Bhandari Welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping at TIA

Kathmandu: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has received Chinese President Xi Jinping at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu on Saturday. President Bhandari received President Xi at 5: 12 pm at the TIA. Similarly, Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun 'Pasang', Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, deputy prime ministers and cabinet...More

Bilateral ties at historical best: Chinese envoy to Nepal

Shen Weiduo for Global Times October 12, 2019

Bilateral ties at historical best: Chinese envoy to Nepal

Kathmandu. China's Ambassador to Nepal said relations between China and Nepal are at one of their best times in history, with close cooperation and frequent exchanges from all levels of government and strengthened political trust, with the two countries' comprehensive cooperative partnership featuring ever-lasting friendship also further lifted....More

President Bhandari Certifies Three Bills

Left Review Online October 11, 2019

President Bhandari Certifies Three Bills

Kathmandu: President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Friday authenticated three bills endorsed by both the houses of the Federal Parliament. The Head of the State gave assent to the documents in accordance with Article 113 (2) of the constitution. One bill designed to manage administrative court, another bill designed...More

Toward Greater Progress Of China-Nepal Friendship Across The Himalayas

Xi Jinping October 11, 2019

Toward Greater Progress Of China-Nepal Friendship Across The Himalayas

I will soon pay a state visit to Nepal, a friendly neighbor of China, at the invitation of President Bidya Devi Bhandari. The visit will be my first, yet the country is no strange place to me. I have long wanted to come to Nepal and see for...More

Closer China-Nepal ties don’t lock out other nations

Hu Weijia Source October 11, 2019

Closer China-Nepal ties don’t lock out other nations

The Indo-Pacific strategy proposed by the US is not suitable to Nepal. In anticipation of Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to Nepal, The Diplomat magazine published an article saying Kathmandu is caught between the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the US Indo-Pacific strategy. But that...More