Nepal

Sushil Bhatta, chief executive officer of the state-run Investment Board Nepal, in Tokyo during a visit to promote investment from Japan to his country. (Photo by Hirofumi Miyoshi)
Economy

Nepal investment board chief confident of attracting overseas money

South Asian country focuses on clean energy and IT, looks to work with Japan

22 July 2023
Participants take part in an annual LGBTQ+ Pride parade in Kathmandu on June 10.
Gender

Nepal activists hail interim ruling allowing same-sex marriage

'Big and historic' Supreme Court order set to spur registrations

30 June 2023
Trash retrieved from the Himalayas is sorted at a waste collection center in Kathmandu. This year's cleanup expeditions gathered 35 tonnes. (Photo by Neeta Lal)
Environment

Himalayan cleanup teams risk lives to tackle growing trash problem

Annual mission ends with 35 tonnes collected; activists urge greater awareness

11 June 2023
Prime Ministers Narendra Modi, right, and Pushpa Kamal Dahal discuss wide-ranging issues during the Nepali leader's visit to India.
International relations

Indian and Nepali PMs discuss border dispute in New Delhi meeting

Modi says both sides seek closer ties as they sign deals on infrastructure

1 June 2023
Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is due to visit India for four days, starting May 31.
International relations

Nepal's PM heads to India to mend fences, win benefits

Pushpa Kamal Dahal faces delicate diplomacy between New Delhi and Beijing

30 May 2023
GenZero CEO Frederick Teo wants the company to become a frame of reference for climate and decarbonization investing. (Photo by Dylan Loh)
Climate Change

Temasek-owned investor GenZero eyes sustainable aviation fuels

Singapore investment company weighs bets on green energy like hydrogen power

28 April 2023
Shohei Ohtani throws a ball during a baseball game for the Los Angeles Angels in California, U.S. The Japanese player will be on the national team for the World Baseball Classic tournament, set for March 8-21.
Your Week in Asia

China's new premier, International Women's Day, World Baseball Classic

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

5 March 2023
Reserve Bank of India Gov. Shaktikanta Das speaks at an IMF event on Jan. 6, in this screenshot captured from the IMF's livestream.
Economy

RBI chief's South Asia prescriptions: productivity, energy security

At IMF event, Shaktikanta Das lists priorities for stable growth in troubled region

6 January 2023
Nepal's newly elected Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, is pictured as he takes office in Kathmandu on Dec. 26.
Politics

Nepal's new PM faces ever trickier China-U.S.-India high wire act

Dahal likely to cozy up to Beijing as Himalayan nation's woes deepen, experts say

4 January 2023
Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, right, and former leader K.P. Sharma Oli will be leading their parties into this month's general election. (Source photos by Getty Images)
Politics

Nepal election features familiar faces, big vows: 5 things to know

Old guard expected to hang on in Nov. 20 polls despite signs of voter disillusionment

5 November 2022
Twelve-year-old Simri, as played in "Lori" by Ankita Yadav, has her makeup prepared for her wedding ceremony. (Courtesy Abinash Bikram Shah)
Arts

Nepali filmmaker brings the struggles of women to the screen

Abinash Bikram Shah's 'Lori' took prize at Cannes festival

11 September 2022
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Feeding Asia

Opinion: Reform the global food system to end famine

Three clear avenues for action that will limit the spread of the crisis

29 July 2022
Meihoku Training in Nepal provides language classes to workers headed to Japan.
Japan immigration

Nepal's 'kind, caring' millennials boost aging Japan's labor force

Country's migrants the only top foreign worker group to show increase

30 June 2022
From a Maldives bond payment to India's central bank meeting and Pakistan's upcoming budget, South Asia's economic strain is in focus.
Asia Insight

Beyond Sri Lanka, economic cyclone bears down on South Asia

From Pakistan to Maldives, forex and debt risks grow as inflationary headwinds build

7 June 2022
Nepal's finance minister Janardan Sharma, left, and foreign minister Naryan Khadka speak to Nikkei Asia in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Source photos by Moyuru Baba)
Interview

China-India rivalry is good for South Asia, Nepal ministers say

Himalayan nation facing stiff economic challenges amid Ukraine war and pandemic

27 April 2022
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, hosts Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba in New Delhi on April 2.
International relations

India offers carrots to 'pro-China' neighbors Sri Lanka, Nepal

Political instability in South Asia opens diplomatic doors for New Delhi

24 April 2022
Demonstrators hurl stones at riot police during a protest against the $500 million U.S infrastructure grant in Kathmandu on Feb. 20.
International relations

U.S. grant to Nepal swept up in superpower rivalry with China

Kathmandu in turmoil as Beijing turns 'coercion' accusation back on Washington

24 February 2022
Disinformation from some of Asia's ruling elites can thrive on Facebook, TikTok and Twitter due to inequality-driven distrust and democratic declines, new academic research says. (Source photo by AP and Reuters)
Politics

Viral lies spread democratic decay from Thailand to Nepal: report

Asia needs structural change, not just tech crackdown, USAID-backed scholars say

9 January 2022
Nepalese artifacts that were repatriated after being stolen. From left: the head of a 12th-century statue of the Hindu goddess Saraswati, a 10th-century Uma Maheshwar-themed stone carving, and a stone statue of Buddha. (Courtesy of the National Museum of Nepal)
Arts

Hunting for Nepal's stolen idols

Global awareness of widespread theft is leading to recoveries

1 September 2021
Hundreds of people run alongside a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane as it moves down a runway of the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug.16.
Afghanistan turmoil

Asian countries rush to bring back citizens from Afghanistan

India evacuates embassy staff while Chinese mission 'operating normally'

17 August 2021
India's monstrous second wave of COVID-19 caused most of its over 400,000 fatalities during the pandemic and derailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vaccine diplomacy.
Asia Insight

India's COVID second wave disrupts vaccine export plans

Asia faces shortage as world's biggest jab producer still battles outbreak at home

20 July 2021
Nepal's new Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba faces the immediate task of procuring vaccines and controlling the spread of COVID-19.
Politics

Nepal's new prime minister wins confidence vote amid COVID crisis

75-year-old Sher Bahadur Deuba has held the office four times before

19 July 2021
The announcement comes after a presidential statement said neither the caretaker prime minister nor the opposition leader were able to demonstrate a majority to form a new government by the Friday deadline. 
22 May 2021
Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli speaks to Nikkei Asia during an online interview on May 21. 
The Future of Asia 2021

Nepal's Oli wants China and India to step up with vaccines 'first'

Pro-Beijing PM has warmed to Delhi but laments 1m promised doses haven't arrived

21 May 2021
Nepalese supporters of the splinter group in the governing Nepal Communist Party celebrate the Supreme Court order in Kathmandu.
Politics

Nepal's top court orders reinstatement of parliament

Judges say prime minister's move is unconstitutional

23 February 2021