Vietnam win 5-1 over Nepal in Olympic Paris 2024 women"s football qualifier
April 07, 2023 | 17:37
The Vietnam women’s football team won 5-1 over Nepal in the first match in Kathmandu of the first qualifying round for Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024 , with striker Huynh Nhu scoring twice.
China shuts down Everest over coronavirus
March 13, 2020 | 13:12
China has cancelled permits for Mount Everest because of COVID-19 fears, expedition organisers said Thursday (Mar 12), ahead of the spring climbing season on the world's highest peak.
8 Indian tourists die after falling unconscious at Nepal hotel
January 21, 2020 | 21:45
Eight Indian tourists, including four children, have died after they were found unconscious in their room at a hill resort in Nepal on Tuesday (Jan 21), police said.
14 killed in Nepal pilgrimage bus crash
December 16, 2019 | 09:14
At least 14 people died after a bus carrying pilgrims veered off a highway and rolled down a steep slope in central Nepal on Sunday (Dec 15), officials said, the latest deadly traffic accident in the Himalayan nation.
18 dead after Nepal bus plunges into gorge
November 28, 2019 | 11:07
At least 18 people died after a bus skidded off a highway in Nepal and plunged into a deep gorge on Wednesday (Nov 27), authorities said, as rescuers scoured the steep terrain for survivors.
Nepal mulls minimum Everest criteria after deadly season
August 15, 2019 | 10:00
Climbers wanting to take on Mount Everest will first have to tackle another Nepal mountain of at least 6,500m under new proposals by a committee seeking to improve safety on the world's highest peak.
Monsoon toll tops 650 as rains unleash flood fury in South Asia
July 23, 2019 | 08:58
Severe floods and lightning have claimed the lives of more than 650 people across India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan, officials said Monday (Jun 22) as the annual monsoon took its toll on the rainfed region.
Monsoon rains kill 17 in Nepal, 11 in India
July 13, 2019 | 08:55
At least 17 people have been killed across Nepal after torrential monsoon rains induced floods and landslides, officials said on Friday (Jul 12).
'Black box' reveals last moments of doomed Himalayan climbers
July 09, 2019 | 15:01
Indian authorities on Monday (Jul 8) showed heart-wrenching images of the final moments of an international team of climbers swept away in an avalanche as they attempted to scale an unconquered Himalayan peak.
Sherpa climbs Everest twice in a week for record 24th
May 21, 2019 | 15:47
Only last week Nepali mountain guide Kami Rita Sherpa set a new record by climbing Everest a 23rd time. On Tuesday (May 21) for good measure he did it again, expedition organisers said.
New Nepalese ties via UN’s Vesak day
May 13, 2019 | 08:58
While celebrating the 16th United Nations Day of Vesak this week, Vietnam welcomes many leaders and officials from many nations, especially Nepalese Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli, whose official visit could usher in a new chapter for Vietnamese-Nepalese bilateral economic and trade ties.
Three killed in aircraft runway accident near Everest
April 15, 2019 | 11:01
A small plane veered off the runway and hit two helicopters while taking off near Mount Everest on Sunday (Apr 14), killing three people and injuring three, officials said.
Nepal's first robot waiter is ready for orders
November 15, 2018 | 14:29
"Please enjoy your meal," says Nepal's first robot waiter, Ginger, as she delivers a plate of steaming dumplings to a table of hungry customers.
Snowstorm kills nine climbers on Nepal peak
October 14, 2018 | 10:54
Nine members of a South Korean climbing expedition were killed after a violent snowstorm swept them off a cliff on Nepal's Mount Gurja, one of the deadliest mountaineering accidents to hit the Himalayan nation in recent years.
Nepal reinstates US$2.5 billion hydropower deal with Chinese firm
September 24, 2018 | 16:46
Nepal has reinstated a deal with a Chinese state-owned company to build a US$2.5 billion hydroelectric plant scrapped by the previous government, officials confirmed Monday (Sep 24), as the new pro-Beijing administration seeks massive infrastructure investment.
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