Indonesia's Tokopedia raises $1.1 bn from top investors

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JAKARTA– Indonesia's top e-commerce site Tokopedia said Wednesday it has raised $1.1 billion in funding from investors including Japanese tech giant SoftBank and Chinese online store Alibaba.  The...

The French government will Tuesday try to convince lawmakers and the public

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PARIS– The French government will Tuesday try to convince lawmakers and the public that President Emmanuel Macron's speech met the demands of the "yellow vest" movement, even as many demonstrators...

Humla village facing shortage of iodised salt

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Humla– Sarkegad Rural Municipality in Humla is reeling under the shortage of iodised salt.  As a result, the people are forced to walk two days to the district headquarters to...

Rice production increases by 12% in Province 1

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Biratnagar–Rice production in Province 1 this year increased by 12 per cent compared to the previous year.  According to the Regional Agriculture Directorate Office, Biratnagar, a total of one million...

DPM Pokharel asks UAE to invest in Nepal

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    Kathmandu – Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Ishwar Pokharel has asked the business communities and investors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to invest in...

Xi calls for more business cooperation with Panama

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PANAMA CITY –  Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday urged the business communities in China and Panama to expand cooperation and achieve common development.  Xi made the remarks...

Additional stocks worth Rs 11 billion listed in NEPSE

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Kathmandu – Additional stocks equivalent to around Rs 11.33 billion have been listed in the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE).  According to the latest details issued by the Nepal...

China, Hong Kong stocks rally after US trade truce

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SHANGHAI – Chinese and Hong Kong stocks closed up sharply on Monday and the yuan strengthened after Washington and Beijing announced a truce in their trade war.  The...

US, China agree to trade war ceasefire, more talks

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BUENOS AIRES – US President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping agreed Saturday to suspend any new tariffs in the escalating trade war between the world's two largest economies, even...

New Zealand intelligence bans China's Huawei from 5G rollout

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WELLINGTON –New Zealand's largest telecoms carrier Spark said Wednesday that the country's intelligence agency had barred it from using equipment provided by China's Huawei in its 5G network as it...

India bound migrants to get free accident insurance scheme

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  Baitadi – The Patan Municipality in Baitadi has decided to offer accident insurance service for free to the migrant workers going to India. This is the first of...

GM to close Canadian factory, putting 3000 jobs at risk: report

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MONTREAL – General Motors is expected to announce on Monday the closure of a factory in the Canadian city of Oshawa, putting almost 3,000 jobs at risk, Canadian channel CTV...

ADB to provide US Dollar 343.9 million

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Kathmandu – The Asian Development Bank has agreed to provide US Dollar 343.9 million as development assistance for two projects.  At a programme organised at the Ministry of...

Bloomberg donates 'unprecedented' $1.8B to Johns Hopkins

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BALTIMORE –Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Sunday he's donating $1.8 billion to his alma mater, Johns Hopkins University, to boost financial aid for low- and middle-income students.  ...

Prices of petrol, diesel slashed further on Monday

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New Delhi,India – Fuel prices once again witnessed a decline on Monday in New Delhi and Mumbai.   In New Delhi, petrol is being sold at Rs 76.52 per...