KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 29: The Nepal Chamber of Commerce (NCC) has asked Japanese industrialists and businessmen to invest in Nepal. During discussions with representatives of the International Cooperation Organisation for Small and Medium Enterprises in Asia (ICOSEA) yesterday in the capital, NCC President Rajendra Malla highlighted the potential for Japanese investment and partnerships in various sectors […]
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Japanese Ambassador to Nepal, Kikuta Yutaka, and Lumbini province minister Chet Narayan Acharya jointly inaugurated a well-equipped maternity building amidst a program here today.
Japanese-made AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Kathmandu
KATHMANDU, Aug 7: The Japanese-made AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Kathmandu on Saturday.
Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, Kikuta Yutaka attended the hand-over ceremony at the Tribhuvan International Airport with State Minister of Health and Population Umesh Shrestha, Joint Secretary of North East Asia Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lok Bahadur Thapa, Representative of UNICEF Nepal, Elke Wisch and WHO Representative to Nepal, Dr Rajesh Sambhajirao Pandav.
This vaccine donation from Japan for Nepal through the COVAX facility was announced by Motegi Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on 13 July. Remaining half of 1.6 million doses pledged by Japan will be shipped to Kathmandu shortly,according to the Embassy of Japan in Nepal.
KATHMANDU, Aug 5: The AstraZeneca vaccine donated by Japan to Nepal is expected to arrive in Nepal on August 7 and 8.
Japan has pledged to donate 1.6 million doses of Japanese-made AstraZeneca vaccines to Nepal.
In the first phase, 800,000 doses will arrive on Saturday and Sunday while the remaining will be shipped to Kathmandu in due course of time, read a statement issued by the Embassy of Japan on Wednesday.
