6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (586+ words) Kathmandu— Tyson Foods abruptly shut down its plant in Joslin, Illinois, in August, laying off 2,500 workers, mostly immigrants, who had been employed there for years. The closure, driven by corporate consolidation and a nationwide cattle shortage, has sent shockwaves through…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (177+ words) The commentary says Chinese modernization is taking place in an economy deeply integrated with the Asia-Pacific. China accounts for more than a quarter of APEC's combined GDP, while its trade and investment ties with regional economies continue to strengthen. Chinese…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (319+ words) Gas industrialists and entrepreneurs have taken action following Nepal Oil Corporation's (NOC) approval to bottle cylinders outside the Kathmandu Valley and transport them in. The Nepal LP Gas Industry Association, including former presidents Shiva Ghimire and Gokul Bhandari, coordinated with…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (518+ words) Nepal Bank Deposits Surge, Slowing Credit Growth Drives Down Lending Rates ABC NEWS NEPAL Nepal Bank Deposits Surge, Slowing Credit Growth Drives Down Lending Rates १४ भदौ २०८३, आइतबार ७: ३५ बजे Kathmandu— In the last fiscal year 2025/26, Nepal's banks and financial institutions…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (477+ words) Kathmandu— A rapidly escalating trade war between the United States and Canada is sparking fears of recession in both nations, though experts believe the Canadian economy will be disproportionately affected. Triggered by collapsed trade negotiations, the US imposed 50 percent tariffs…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (412+ words) Kathmandu— Trade relations between the United States and Canada are deteriorating as the US has imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian goods, prompting Canada to respond with equivalent “dollar-for-dollar” tariffs on American products. This escalating dispute disrupts a deeply interconnected…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (601+ words) Kathmandu— In Namibia, descendants of the Herero and Nama peoples are mounting a legal challenge against a 2021 agreement between Germany and the Namibian government regarding reparations for the early 20th-century genocide committed by German colonial forces. The communities argue that…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (581+ words) Kathmandu— The Iranian rial has fallen to an all-time low against the US dollar, surpassing 2 million rials per dollar on the free market, as the country grapples with crippling economic challenges stemming from decades of international sanctions and exacerbated by…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (480+ words) Kathmandu— For the first time in human history, global fertility rates may have dropped below replacement level, according to a new study warning of potential population decline within roughly one generation. The paper, “Terra Incognita: The Economics of a Shrinking…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (510+ words) Kathmandu— The Canadian government announced Tuesday it will implement retaliatory tariffs on approximately 700 American products, ranging from steel and aluminum to dairy and farm equipment, after the United States imposed its own tariffs on Canadian imports. The move follows the…...