The political future of 68-year-old Oli, known for his pro-Beijing leanings, will be decided on Wednesday during the ruling party's Standing Committee meeting
Nepal on Thursday refuted media reports regarding "encroachment" of the country's territory by China, saying the border between the two friendly neighbours was delineated and demarcated on the basis of the Boundary Treaty in 1961 and subsequent protocols. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that its attention was drawn to the media reports on the Nepal-China boundary and "encroachment" of the Nepali territory. "The news allegedly based on a report' of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development which that Ministry has already refuted and clarified stating that such report' doesn't exist and that the subject matter doesn't fall under its jurisdiction, it said. "It may be recalled that the boundary between Nepal and China was delineated and demarcated on the basis of the Boundary Treaty of 5 October 1961 and the subsequent protocols signed between the two countries," the ministry clarified. Boundary Markers No. 37 and 38 reported as missing in the media ...
Xi, the first Chinese president to visit Nepal in 22 years, arrived from India, where he held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi
The highway will shorten the journey from an hour to 30 minutes between the dual-use civil and military airport and Tibet's second-largest city
Deal to build cross-border railway project with China
The new development is seen as China's growing interest in the Himalayan republic