Nepal
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World
They’re Asian. They’re American. But, They Wonder, Are They Asian American?
When Dinesh Nepal first arrived in the United States in 2010, he had never heard of the term “Asian American.” He knew that he was of Asian descent. He grew up in a refugee camp in Nepal after his parents were expelled from Bhutan, a landlocked ...
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World
Nepal Is Banning TikTok Over Hate Content, Officials Say
The small Himalayan nation’s cabinet of ministers said the Chinese-owned app had neglected its repeated requests to curb content that affected “social harmony.”
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World
Nepal Is Investigating New Airport Made by China
After a Times article about the cost and quality of Pokhara airport, which Chinese state-owned firms financed and built, Nepal’s anti-corruption agency said it was looking into the project.
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World
China Got a Big Contract. Nepal Got Debt and a Pricey Airport.
On a sweltering June morning, the new international terminal at the airport in Pokhara, Nepal’s second-biggest city, roared to life with the arrival of a Sichuan Airlines flight from China. A water cannon showered the plane, an Airbus A319, the first ...
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World
17 Years After Her Husband’s Crash in Nepal, a Pilot Met the Same Fate
Anju Khatiwada, who died on Sunday in a crash in Pokhara, Nepal, decided to become a pilot after her husband’s death in 2006. The family’s calamities are part of a deadly pattern of aviation disasters in Nepal.
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World
Nepal’s Revolving Door Produces a New Leader but No Hoped-For Change
A former rebel chief became prime minister for a third time in a country long racked by political instability.
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World
Nepalese Court Orders Release of French Killer From Prison
The action trims the life sentence Charles Sobhraj, known as ‘the Serpent,’ who targeted Western tourists in Asia in the 1970s and ’80s.
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Sports
The World Cup Is Ending, but the Migrant Labor Economy Grinds On
By Nicole Salazar, Pramod Acharya and Sarah Kerr KATHMANDU, Nepal — As the World Cup comes to a close, what will happen to the workers who helped Qatar make it possible? The small nation of Nepal has sent more workers to Qatar per capita than any ...