1st int'l flight lands at Pokhara airport in Nepal

STORY: 1st int'l flight lands at Pokhara airport in Nepal DATELINE: June 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:13 LOCATION: POKHARA, Nepal CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1) various of the arrival 2) various of the ceremony STORYLINE: A Sichuan Airlines charter flight touched down at Nepal's Pokhara International Airport on Wednesday, making it the first international flight to land at the third international airport of Nepal. Chairman of Nepal's National Assembly Ganesh Prasad Timilsina and his delegates were aboard the charter flight, which took off from Chengdu, the capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. The plane was greeted with a water salute after landing. Sudan Kirati, Nepal's Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, and Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song welcomed the delegates and other passengers at the airport. The Pokhara International Airport, constructed by a Chinese company, went into operation on Jan. 1. Addressing the arrival ceremony, Timilsina said that the charter flight showed the i

NEPAL-POKHARA-SICHUAN AIRLINES-FIRST INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT

NEPAL-POKHARA-SICHUAN AIRLINES-FIRST INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT

(230622) -- POKHARA, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sudan Kirati, Nepal's Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, delivers a speech at the arrival ceremony at the Pokhara International Airport in Pokhara, Nepal, June 21, 2023. A Sichuan Airlines charter flight arrived at the Pokhara International Airport on Wednesday morning, being the first international flight to land at the third international airport of nepal since its inauguration in January. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

Role of tea highlighted in China-Nepal ties

STORY: Role of tea highlighted in China-Nepal ties DATELINE: May 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of a tea cultural event 2. various of Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song giving a speech STORYLINE: The role of tea as an important bond connecting Nepal and China was highlighted in Kathmandu on Tuesday as a tea cultural event drew many Nepalis and Chinese together. The event entitled "Tea for Harmony: Yaji Cultural Salon" included a photo exhibition on tea history and culture in China, a display of clay teapots, demonstrations of tea ceremony and refreshments making as well as a tea-themed lecture. Yaji in Chinese means "gathering all that is elegant," and Chinese people in ancient times, in particular the elites, enjoyed tea with music, calligraphy and other cultural activities. Tea is deeply rooted in Chinese culture, and it is also in Nepali culture, said Sudan Kirati, Nepal's minister for culture, tourism and civil aviation. "Suc

1st group of Chinese trekkers arrive in Nepal

STORY: 1st group of Chinese trekkers arrive in Nepal DATELINE: April 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:20 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese tourists arriving in Nepal STORYLINE: The first batch of Chinese trekkers arrived in the Nepali capital on Thursday. "We're happy and delighted to welcome you on the eve of our New Year," Sudan Kirati, Nepal's minister for culture, tourism and civil aviation, said at the inauguration ceremony of the eight-day Poon Hill trekking event at the airport in Kathmandu. "Nepal and China have a long history of friendship," the minister said. "We want to take our relationship to a new height." He voiced appreciation for China's move to list Nepal among the countries to which outbound group tours for Chinese citizens are resumed on a pilot basis. The 180 Chinese tourists arrived in Kathmandu on a Himalaya Airlines charter flight, and they are the first of four batches of nearly 1,000 Chinese trekkers to land on the Poon Hill trail located