KATHMANDU — Tourists and expedition organizers at the Everest Base Camp (EBC) have expressed growing concerns over the poor quality and high cost of internet services in the region. While wireless internet is now available 24 hours a day for both domestic and foreign climbers, users argue that the pricing remains excessively high, especially during the peak mountaineering season. Local service providers defend their rates by pointing out the immense logistical challenges of operating in high-altitude environments and the seasonal nature of their business. The Current Internet Landscape at EBC Currently, Nepali internet service providers (ISPs) like Everest Link and...

KATHMANDU — The Spring 2026 mountaineering season on Mount Everest has exploded into the history books. A chaotic, delayed start to the climbing calendar ultimately paved the way for unprecedented feats of human endurance and a staggering, record-shattering traffic window on the world's highest peak. On Wednesday, May 20, 2026, a mind-boggling 274 climbers successfully stood on the summit from the Nepalese southern route within a single 11-hour window. This monumental achievement crowns May 2026 as the single busiest and most historic day in the history of Everest’s southern face. The Great May 20 Rush: 274 Summits in 11 Hours...

KATHMANDU — On paper, the macroeconomists at the Ministry of Finance have pulled off a minor miracle. If you look at the official charts released in mid-May 2026, Nepal’s public debt-to-GDP ratio appears to have suddenly plunged from a nerve-wracking 48.04% in mid-April to a much more palatable 45.08% today. But talk to anyone inside the Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) off the record, and they will tell you the truth: We didn’t pay off our debts. We just changed the math. On April 28, the National Statistics Office quietly published a heavily revised, upwardly adjusted estimate of Nepal's gross...

The high-profile state visit of U.S. President Donald Trump to China this week has rapidly evolved beyond a traditional diplomatic engagement into one of the most consequential geopolitical and economic summits of 2026. Hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping, the two-day meeting comes at a moment when global markets, security alliances, and technology supply chains remain under intense strain from the Iran conflict, semiconductor restrictions, and growing tensions surrounding Taiwan. What makes this summit historically significant is not only the return of presidential diplomacy between Washington and Beijing after nearly a decade, but also the unprecedented presence of America’s corporate...