CAPE TOWN, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) --South Africa has seen a decrease in rhino poaching due to intensified anti-poaching efforts, Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Barbara Creecy said on Sunday. From January to June this year, the number of rhinos poached around the country stood at 318, compared with 386 during the same period last year, Creecy said in a statement issued to ma...
Kathmandu, Sept 9 : Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Chandragiri this morning. Minister Wang, who arrived Kathmandu on Sunday evening for foreign minister-level talks, has reached the southern top of the Kathmandu Valley for sight-seeing. Presently a cable car service is available to Chandragiri and he used the service to visit the site. Chairman of Chandragiri Hil...
Gandaki State Chief Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung has said Nepal's diverse ethnic and cultural identities remain as its invaluable property. Inaugurating a cultural Newar dance competition organised at Mahendrapul Friday, the chief minister said nation's unique cultural characteristics related to various caste and communities living here for centuries were properties with of incalculab...
Kathmandu, Nepal - 18th July, Kathmandu Marriott Hotel opens in the historic capital city, marking the debut of the flagship brand in Nepal. Designed to expand the mind of modern travelers, the hotel’s prime location connects next generation travelers to attractions throughout the fascinating cultural city. “We are proud to introduce our flagship brand in the beautiful kingdom of Nepal. The...
Lumbini, Jan 9 (RSS): The International Buddhist Travel Mart is to be held in Lumbini to help include Tilaurakot, Kudan, Sagarhawa and Niglihawa of Kapilvastu and Ramgram area of Nawalparasi in the main package of international tourism trade. The mart is taking place in Lumbini from tomorrow. It is expected to promote internal and external Buddha circuit and contribute to the trade expansion....
NAIROBI, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Kenya plans to intensify efforts to address child neglect cases in order to eliminate child abuse in the country, officials said on Tuesday. Ministry of East African Community, Labour and Social Services Director of Children Services Noah Sanganyi told journalists in Nairobi that Kenya has designed parenting programmes to empower parents with skills to keep their c...
Kathmandu : Nepali ultra-runner Mira Rai, 29, of Bhojpur, Nepal has been declared as National Geographic's Adventurer of the Year 2017. She defeated 10 participants in public voting and was declared as the winner. National Geographic annually selects such winners from under extraordinary achievements in exploration, adventure sports, conservation or humanitarian service category. She was dec...
Kathmandu, Jan 24: The training and festival of adventure sport of skiing is to take place in the base camp of Annapurna mountain – the prime tourism destination located in the Annapurna trekking route. The Ski and Snowing Foundation is organizing the 13-day 'Ski for Nepal' programme with free of cost training to increase additional tourism activities in the Annapurna Base Camp during the s...
Nagarkot, Shivapuri, Nagarjun, Chandragiri and Phulchowki hiking hills around Kathmandu made geographically it - a Valley. All hills provide unique and beautiful long-range Mountain View, cultural sites and live village life. It may be hard to believe but the truth is that we can see several mountains above 8000m including the highest peak of the world, the Mt. Everest from Chandragiri 2555m, ...
LUXOR, Egypt—Visiting the complex of ancient temples at Karnak, Chinese tourist Ye Sanshi lost his way among the stone chapels, pylons and pillars. An Egyptian guide gave him directions. To show his gratitude, Mr. Ye handed him a small red tin the diameter of a large coin. Inside was a cooling mentholated balm that has become a currency for Chinese traveling in Egypt. Mr. Ye brought 50 tins wit...
