Nepal imports 1st batch of goods under transit arrangement with China

STORY: Nepal imports 1st batch of goods under transit arrangement with China DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MADHU KUMAR MARASINI, Secretary of Nepal's ministry of industry, commerce and supplies STORYLINE: Nepal has shipped its first batch of imported goods under the transit arrangement with China, a move that "represents the dawn of a new era" in bilateral trade relations, as a Nepali official put it on Thursday. Fifteen tons of turmeric powder was imported from Vietnam and brought to the Nepali capital of Kathmandu on the day via the Tianjin port in north China and the Zhangmu-Tatopani border point. SOUNDBITE (English): MADHU KUMAR MARASINI, Secretary of Nepal's ministry of industry, commerce and supplies "The commencement of the first batch of goods under the Nepal-China Transit Transport Agreement represents the dawn of a new era in our trade relations. It signifies the beginning of a tra

Kurobe Dam turns on the tap: 15 tons of water gush out per sec.

Kurobe Dam turns on the tap: 15 tons of water gush out per sec.

TOYAMA, Japan - Fifteen tons of water gush out each second from Kurobe Dam in the upper reaches of Kurobe River on June 26 as Kansai Electric Power Co., operators of Japan's largest arched dam, started releasing water from the dam to replenish the lower reaches of the river during the dry summer season. Since 1961, Kansai Electric has turned the artificial water fall in scenic Mt. Tateyama into a sightseeing spectacle. The daily water release program will run through Oct. 15.

Kurobe Dam turns on the tap: 15 tons of water gush out per sec.

Kurobe Dam turns on the tap: 15 tons of water gush out per sec.

TOYAMA, Japan - Fifteen tons of water gush out each second from Kurobe Dam in the upper reaches of Kurobe River on June 26 as Kansai Electric Power Co., operators of Japan's largest arched dam, started releasing water from the dam to replenish the lower reaches of the river during the dry summer season. Since 1961, Kansai Electric has turned the artificial water fall in scenic Mt. Tateyama into a sightseeing spectacle. The daily water release program will run through Oct. 15. (Kyodo)