1st Nepal-China friendship dragon boat race festival to be held in Nepal

STORY: 1st Nepal-China friendship dragon boat race festival to be held in Nepal DATELINE: June 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. promotion video STORYLINE: A Nepal-China friendship dragon boat race festival is to be held for the first time in the South Asian region from June 23 to 24 in Pokhara, Nepal's second largest city. During the two-day festival co-hosted by Pokhara Tourism Council and Overseas Chinese Association of Pokhara, a total of eight teams involving 120 Nepalis and Chinese will compete on Pokhara's Phewa Lake, a popular tourist attraction in Nepal. Addressing a press conference in Kathmandu on Thursday, CEO of Nepal Tourism Board Dhananjay Regmi voiced his appreciation of efforts by the Chinese embassy to bring Chinese tourists to Nepal. "The dragon boat competition will not only bring Chinese tourists to Nepal, it will also mark the commencement of international flights to the Pokhara International Airp

NEPAL-KATHMANDU-DRAGON BOAT RACE-PRESS CONFERENCE

NEPAL-KATHMANDU-DRAGON BOAT RACE-PRESS CONFERENCE

(230609) -- KATHMANDU, June 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dhananjay Regmi, CEO of Nepal Tourism Board, addresses a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, June 8, 2023. A Nepal-China friendship dragon boat race festival is to be held in Pokhara, Nepal's second largest city, on June 23-24. The event, the first of its kind, is aimed at strengthening the bilateral relations. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

NEPAL-KATHMANDU-CHINESE LANGUAGE TRAINING COURSE

NEPAL-KATHMANDU-CHINESE LANGUAGE TRAINING COURSE

(230210) -- KATHMANDU, Feb. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dhananjay Regmi, CEO of Nepal Tourism Board, addresses the inaugural ceremony of the 5th Chinese language training course for Nepalese tourism professionals in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 10, 2023. The Chinese language training course started here on Friday after a three-year hiatus over the COVID-19 pandemic. TO GO WITH "Chinese language training course resumes for Nepal's tourism professionals" (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)