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Starting this week, new rules prohibit walking the country’s mountain trails unless accompanied by a licensed guide
Far from the crowds of Everest base camp, an ‘ethical trekking’ company offers closer connections with remote mountain communities
Halt to hiring from south Asian nation will exacerbate labour shortages
Incident is Himalayan country’s worst aviation disaster in decades
Sophy Roberts is mesmerised by the restoration of Buddhist murals and monuments in the remote Himalayan region
Growers warn financial crisis is threatening ‘champagne’ of brews
His 16th ascent of Everest has confirmed the British climber as one of the world’s most successful high-altitude guides — so why does he feel increasingly conflicted?
From a fountain of fire to a Lebanese egg, via crystal trees, Nepali and Omani newcomers and art from Ukraine
Health workers find novel ways of delivering Covid jabs to hard-to-reach places
Hospitals in Himalayan nation struggle as infections soar in tandem with neighbouring India
Kathmandu move follows tensions between New Delhi and Beijing in strategic Himalayan area
Region has become geopolitical flashpoint with troops brawling along disputed border
A filmmaker’s quest to help Nepalese children return home has inspired a physically – and emotionally – rewarding journey
Sophy Roberts on a beloved Himalayan retreat that she longs, one day, to revisit
Rosie Swale-Pope, 73, pressed on as the crisis took hold but is now stranded in central Turkey
Binod Chaudhary risks being mired in US-China technological cold war in strategic Asian region
Remittances are vital for Himalayan nation’s economy but local industry has lagged behind
Climbers, climb leaders and officials seek to lay blame
Nepal has many other spectacular peaks — visitors should be encouraged to climb them
Each boy or girl, trekking home from a distant school across days or weeks, takes a movie camera to record the journey and reunion
Himalayan nation will use a Beijing-favoured gauge except at southern border
Some industries associated with forced labour show features that can be spotted from space
Landlocked nation wants to connect to world economy, minister says
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