SINDHUPALCHOK: The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Nepal, Chen Song, has announced that China is ready to assist in upgrading the Barhabise-Tatopani road section. During a discussion on Wednesday evening with stakeholders at the Tatopani Customs Office regarding border management and the road leading to the Miteri Bridge, Ambassador Chen emphasized that […]
SINDHUPALCHOWK: Ambassador of China to Nepal Chen Song has said that China is ready to help upgrade the Barhabise-Tatopani road section. During a discussion held on Wednesday evening with stakeholders at the Tatopani Customs Office about border management and the road leading to the Miteri Bridge, Chinese Ambassador Chen said that both countries can build […]
SINDHUPALCHOWK, Sep 1: Human mobility through the Tatopani border checkpoint in Sindhupalchowk district bordering China has been resumed from today onward, after a hiatus of eight years.
The locals of Sindhupalchowk obtaining a permit from the Tatopani-based Immigration Office s
BRAZZAVILLE, May 21: President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso on Saturday attended a ceremony for the opening of a road construction project launched by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) in the country's northern province of Sangha.
During the c
DHAKA, June 26: The Padma Bridge built by a Chinese enterprise held an opening ceremony here on Saturday in Bangladesh.
In her inauguration ceremony speech, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that after the launch of the bridge, it will become an important transportation junction to establish direct communication between the capital Dhaka and 21 districts in the southern part of the country by road and rail.
The bridge is expected to contribute 1.23 percentage points to Bangladesh's GDP growth and reduce poverty rate by 0.84 percentage point per year, she added.
New economic zones and high-tech parks will be built centering on the bridge. As a result, domestic and foreign investment will be attracted and the pace of industrialization of the country will be accelerated, the prime minister said.
The Padma Bridge is a major part of the Asian Highway Network, thus contributing greatly to regional trade, she said.
The Padma Bridge is located about 40 kilometers southwest of Dhaka, with a total length of 9.8 kilometers, and of that, the main bridge is 6.15 kilometers long.
The project was undertaken by China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group Co, Ltd, setting a record for the largest overseas bridge construction by a Chinese enterprise.
