Government is always ready to develop Karnali Province: PM Dahal
Prime Minister and CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the policy of the incumbent government is to do good work. He said so during a meeting held with the CPN (Maoist Center) Karnali Province leaders and cadres on Sunday. Saying that the prime minister has to win the trust of people by doing good works, Prime Minister Dahal said, “Nothing is impossible if we work wholeheartedly for the development and prosperity of the nation.” Expressing his happiness for being his party ahead of others in Karnali Province, he said that the current government is focused on developing that region. The prime minister directed the to be formed government in the Karnali Province to give priority for the economic development of the Karnali Province.
Bhatta elected CPN (MC) PP leader in Sudurpaschim Province
CPN (Maoist Center) leader Khagraj Bhatta has been elected as the party’s Parliamentary Party leader in Sudurpaschim Province. A meeting held at the Parliamentary Party Office of the Province on Sunday morning unanimously appointed Bhatta to the post. The Maoist Center said that Bhatta, who is also a Standing Committee member and an in-charge of the Maoist Center Sudurpaschim Province, was elected as the party’s Parliamentary Party leader in the province.
May 2023 bring peace and prosperity, says PM Dahal
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has expressed his best wishes to all Nepali sisters and brothers at home and abroad on the occasion of New Year 2023. Extending his best wishes through social media, the Prime Minister has wished that the year 2023 brings happiness, peace and prosperity to everyone. He has also called for collective action for the advancement and greater prosperity of Nepal and the Nepali people.
China appoints Xi’s trusted aide Qin Gang as new foreign minister
China has appointed Qin Gang, a trusted aide of President Xi Jinping, as its new foreign minister, state radio reported on Friday, Reuters reported.
Qin, 56, and currently China’s ambassador to the United States, replaces Wang Yi, who has been foreign minister for the past decade. Wang, 69, was promoted to the politburo of the Chinese Communist Party in October and is expected to play a bigger role in foreign policy.
A rising star in the foreign ministry, Qin rose through various positions including as the ministry’s spokesman and postings at the Chinese embassy in Britain, according to Reuters.
He served as Xi’s chief protocol officer between 2014 and 2018.
Following his appointment, Qin will return to Beijing from Washington after 17 months as China’s 11th ambassador to the United States.
In an essay published in American bi-monthly magazine the National Interest this week, Qin gave an overview of China’s position on foreign policy and reiterated that China-U.S. relations were not a zero-sum game.



