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A Chinese honor guard stands at attention, holding Nepalese and Chinese flags at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing: China is Nepal’s second-largest trading partner, after India. © Reuters
DEEPAK ADHIKARI
December 9, 2025 15:17 JST
KATHMANDU — Nepal’s antigraft body has filed charges against 55 people and a Chinese construction company, including five former ministers and senior bureaucrats, over alleged irregularities in a Chinese-funded airport in the country’s tourist hub.




