Nepal – Page 2

Nepal Lifts Ban on TikTok, in a Likely Overture to China

The move signaled that Nepal’s new prime minister, who has cultivated ties with China, would continue on that path.

By Bhadra Sharma

Deaths (Fatalities) Himalayas internal-truncator Mount Everest Mountaineering Nepal Sherpas (Himalayan People)

At Least 5 Mount Everest Climbers Dead in this Summit Season

Unnerving videos have circulated, showing a snarl of climbers on the summit ridge even as fewer permits were issued this year. Eighteen climbers died in 2023.

By Isabella Kwai and Bhadra Sharma

Currency Japan Nepal

On Himalayan Hillsides Grows Japan’s Cold, Hard Cash

A shrub in impoverished Nepal now supplies the raw material for the bank notes used in Asia’s most sophisticated financial system.

By Bhadra Sharma Alex Travelli and Uma Bista

Nepal Pilots Pokhara (Nepal)

Deadly Plane Crash in Nepal Caused by Pilot Error, Report Finds

One pilot changed the propeller angle instead of that of the wing flaps while trying to land a Yeti Airlines plane in January, a report said.

By Bhadra Sharma and John Yoon