China Daily launches local edition in Nepal When Lila Mani Poudel, Nepal's Chief Secretary was based in China's Tibet forfour years as a diplomat, he was a regular reader of China Daily, which provided himprofessional news and views about China and the world.
Poudel no more has to miss the largest circulating English daily of China, as the newspaper'sNepal edition was launched in Kathmandu on Friday.
"I'm happy that I can now read the newspaper from my own home country, which I used to doroutinely during my stay in Lhasa from 2003 to 2007," Poudel revealed during the officiallaunch of China Daily Asia Weekly in collaboration with Himal Media of Nepal.
"You have tied up with a very professional media house of Nepal. I wish all the best to you all,"Poudel said.
China Daily will be published every Friday as a weekly paper in Nepal, according to thepublishers.
"We want to present China's Asian and global perspectives to Nepali readers. We areextremely happy to introduce China Daily among the Nepali people," Kunda Dixit, a publisher ofHimal Media and editor of Nepali Times weekly told Xinhua.
Dixit said the Himalayas, that constitute border between Nepal and China, should be taken asthe backbone of relationship between the two neighbors and not as the barrier.
"China Daily has been published in Nepal to serve the same purpose," Dixit said.Jointlyunveiling the "China Daily Asia Weekly" with Nepal's Chief Secretary Poudel, ChineseAmbassador to Nepal, Wu Chuntai said he and the Chinese government is committed topromote bilateral ties and trade between Nepal and China.
"Media plays a crucial role to promote our relations. China Daily's publication in this regard ishighly encouraging," Chuntai said.
Zhou Li, publisher and editor-in-chief of China Daily Asia Pacific Ltd, Hong Kong, said that morethan 20 countries have been publishing the China Daily regularly.
"We are grateful to all to announce that Nepal is the 21st country where we have started ourpublication," Li said.
Around the world, China Daily has collaborated with reputed professional publications. Forinstance in the USA, it has tied up with the New York Times while in Britain, its partner is theTelegraph.
At the sidelines of the launching ceremony today, a short symposium on Nepal-ChinaInvestment, Trade and Tourism was also held.
The symposium was addressed by Pend Wei, Commercial Counselor at the Embassy of Chinain Kathmandu and Radhesh Pant, the director of Nepal Investment Board, among others.
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