Confucius Institute in Nepal lauded during 1st inaugural anniversary

STORY: Confucius Institute in Nepal lauded during 1st inaugural anniversary DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: The Confucius Institute at Tribhuvan University was hailed on Wednesday as an important platform for Nepalis to get to know about China as the institute marked its first inaugural anniversary in Nepal's capital. "Since its establishment to date, the Confucius Institute has proved invaluable in fostering people-to-people relations, cultural exchanges and linguistic understanding between the two great nations," said Shiva Lal Bhusal, rector of Tribhuvan University. The rector voiced hope the Confucius Institute will expand cooperation on joint research, publication and the exchange of faculties and students in the days to come among Tribhuvan University, East China University of Technology and Qinghai Nationalities University, which are co-building the institute, the second of its kind in Nepal. A propos

NEPAL-KATHMANDU-CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE-ANNIVERSARY

NEPAL-KATHMANDU-CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE-ANNIVERSARY

(230816) -- KATHMANDU, Aug. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rector of Tribhuvan University Shiva Lal Bhusal speaks during an event marking the first anniversary of the Confucius Institute at Tribhuvan University, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 16, 2023. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

Tunnel boring machine launched for Nepal's irrigation-cum-hydropower tunnel construction

STORY: Tunnel boring machine launched for Nepal's irrigation-cum-hydropower tunnel construction DATELINE: Oct. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the construction site STORYLINE: A double-shield tunnel boring machine (TBM) was put into operation on Friday, marking a new phase for the construction of a 13.3-km-long tunnel under Nepal's Sunkoshi Marin Diversion Multipurpose Project. Pampha Bhusal, Nepal's minister for energy, water resources and irrigation, inaugurated the TBM operation together with the project manager. Listed by the Nepali government as a national pride project, the project is aimed at diverting water from the Sunkoshi River to the Marin River through the tunnel to irrigate 122,000 hectares of farmland in the districts of Dhanusha, Mahottari, Sarlahi, Rauthat and Bara in the Terai Plains. In addition, a power house will be built to generate 28.62 megawatts of electricity to alleviate the shortage of power supply in the area. The proj

Smiling Children Project funded by China launched in Kathmandu

STORY: Smiling Children Project funded by China launched in Kathmandu DATELINE: July 12, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:56 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1 various of the ceremony STORYLINE: Nepal Smiling Children Project funded by the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund of China was launched in the Nepali capital of Kathmandu on Monday. Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee who is on a four-day visit to Nepal, attended the launch ceremony held at a public high school along with Nepal's Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Pampha Bhusal and ward chiefs. Addressing the ceremony, Liu noted that the project is among the first carried out by the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund around the world and China has been encouraging and supporting non-governmental organizations from both countries in enhancing exchanges and cooperation to bring out tangible benefits to the two peoples.