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)

Artwork exhibition highlights Nepal-China cultural exchanges

STORY: Artwork exhibition highlights Nepal-China cultural exchanges DATELINE: Jan. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the artwork exhibition 2. various of guests delivering speeches 3. various of people visiting the exhibition STORYLINE: Nepal-China cultural exchanges were highlighted on Tuesday in an exhibition of 119 pieces of artwork in the Nepali capital of Kathmandu. The artworks of calligraphy, thangka and other paintings and photography by Nepalis and Chinese artists cover various aspects of life, landscape and culture, attracting many students and other visitors. Some Nepalis used a Chinese calligraphy brush to write down "Nepal-China Friendship," "I like to learn Chinese" and other Chinese phrases on the spot. Nepal-China ties were better displayed through artworks and the exhibition offered an opportunity for exchanges between the Nepali and Chinese people, said Balmukunda Regmi, the Nepali director of Confucius Institute at Tribhuvan Universi