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The Center for Social Innovation and Foreign Policy (CESIF) organized a National Seminar on “Strengthening Nepal’s Diplomatic Negotiations.”

The seminar was organized to disseminate key findings of CESIF’s new research on Nepal’s Negotiations with China and discuss practical and strategic approaches to enhance Nepal’s diplomatic capacity in a complex geopolitical landscape.

Speaking at the program, CESIF’s Executive Chairperson, Ambassador Vijay Kant Karn,a said that this seminar aimed to be a platform for strategic reflection, critical analysis, and the formulation of actionable insights to contribute to shaping Nepal's diplomatic future,” reads a statement issued by CESIF.

He further said that in the current global environment of shifting power dynamics, it is crucial for Nepal to “navigate this complex landscape with skill and foresight.”

Highlighting China’s growing strategic interests in Nepal, he underscored the importance of building strong, capable negotiation teams that can safeguard Nepal’s long-term interests.

Policymakers, politicians, national and international experts, analysts, academics, diplomats, bureaucrats, and journalists attended the event.

Vietnam celebrated the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War on Wednesday with a large parade and air show in Ho Chi Minh City, commemorating the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, Reuters reported.

The event, which was attended by thousands, marked North Vietnamese forces' victory, which resulted in national reunification and the end of a 20-year conflict that killed over 3m Vietnamese and approximately 60,000 Americans.

Calling it a “victory of faith and justice,” Communist Party chief To Lam quoted Ho Chi Minh’s motto: “Vietnam is one, the Vietnamese people are one” , according to Reuters.

The closing days of the war were marked by the dramatic evacuation of thousands of Americans as North Vietnamese forces entered the city. Vietnam was officially reunified a year later, bringing an end to decades of conflict.

South Korean lawmakers revealed that over 600 North Korean soldiers were killed in Russia's battle in Ukraine, citing intelligence from the National Intelligence Service (NIS), Al Jazeera reported.

An estimated 15,000 North Korean forces have been deployed, with a total of approximately 4,700 casualties. Pyongyang has acknowledged its involvement, with Kim Jong Un promising to back Russia in "liberating" Ukraine's Kursk area.

In exchange, North Korea reportedly acquired satellite technology, drones, and air defense systems. Intelligence authorities claim that North Korean forces are getting more effective as they gather battle experience, according to Al Jazeera.

The influence of westerly and local winds is prevailing in the country at present. 

According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, there is also an impact of water vapour-rich air coming from the Bay of Bengal. 

The weather will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly region and partly cloudy in the rest of the country this afternoon, the country's weather bulletin stated. 

Some places of the hilly region of the country are likely to receive light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning. 

Light rain and snowfall is likely to occur at some places of the mountainous regions of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki and Karnali Provinces. 

The strong wind is likely to occur at some places in the Tarai region of Lumbini Province. Similarly, the weather will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly region and fair in the rest of the country tonight. 

Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at one or two places of the hilly regions of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpashchim Provinces. 

Light rain and snowfall is likely to occur at one or two places of the mountainous region of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces.