WORLD
China cuts US investments by 92% amid escalating trade war
China cuts US investments by 92% amid escalating trade war
Russia, June 20: The US market saw a significant plunge in investment from China in the first five months of the year amid a growing trade row between the world's two largest economies. Chinese investments totaled $1.8 billion from January through May, representing a 92-percent drop against the same...
Jun 20, 2018
SPORTS
FIFA World Cup 2018: Portugal v Morocco (Preview)
FIFA World Cup 2018: Portugal v Morocco (Preview)
There are wildly contrasting feelings in the respective team camps heading into the first fixture of Group B's second round. Portugal will be riding the crest of a Cristiano-shaped wave, after their talismanic captain grabbed a historic hat-trick to help his side claim a 3-3 draw against their Iberi...
Jun 20, 2018
SOCIETY
Week-long campaign against drug abuse starts
Week-long campaign against drug abuse starts
KATHMANDU, June 20: A week-long campaign against drug abuse has been launched today on the occasion of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, which falls on June 26 every year.
Jun 20, 2018
SOCIETY
2 killed, 7 injured in Koshi barrage truck plunge
2 killed, 7 injured in Koshi barrage truck plunge
ITAHARI, June 20: Two people died while seven others sustained serious injuries in a truck accident in Koshi Barrage on Wednesday.
Jun 20, 2018
POLITICS
PM Oli's speech 'full of sound and fury, signifying nothing'
PM Oli's speech 'full of sound and fury, signifying nothing'
Deconstructing Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's address at Nepal-China Business Forum in Beijing.
Jun 20, 2018
SOCIETY
Construction of Pathalaiya integrated check post facing brunt of contractor's negligence
Construction of Pathalaiya integrated check post facing brun...
PARSA, June 20: Construction of the 27 kilometers Pathalaiya integrated check post is likely to get delayed due to various factors including the negligence of the contractor.
Jun 20, 2018
POLITICS
PM Oli and Chinese President Xi meet
PM Oli and Chinese President Xi meet
BEIJING, June 20: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is on a six-day official visit to China, has paid a courtesy call on Chinese President Xi Jinping today.
Jun 20, 2018
Lifestyle
Facebook campaign to help separated children seeks $1,500 but gets $7.5m
Facebook campaign to help separated children seeks $1,500 bu...
A campaign to reunite families separated at the US border due to Trump’s immigration policies, has raised $7.5m in four days, the largest fundraiser Facebook has ever seen.
Jun 20, 2018
POLITICS
Two RPPs initiate merger process
Two RPPs initiate merger process
KATHMANDU, June 20: The unification process of Kamal Thapa-led Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and Pashupati Shumsher JBR-led RPP (Democratic) has formally started.
Jun 20, 2018
SOCIETY, AUDIO/VIDEO
Rohingyas in Kathmandu search for their loved ones (with video)
Rohingyas in Kathmandu search for their loved ones (with vid...
KATHMANDU, June 18: Mohammed Karim, 27, gets melancholic as he remembers the last time he celebrated Eid with his parents, wife and three children in his native Burma, now known as Myanmar, from a tin-roof hut of a Rohigya Muslim camp on the outskirts of Kathmandu.
Jun 20, 2018