Chances of China allowing stranded goods to enter Nepal before Dashain slim, officials say

Nepali embassy in Beijing says it will negotiate with Chinese authorities as traders fear their investment worth billions of rupees will sink if they miss the festive shopping season.

The goods ordered by Nepali traders worth billions of rupees from China for Dashain, Nepal’s biggest festival and shopping occasion in October, may not arrive before the festival, as Beijing has imposed an indefinite Covid lockdown in Lhasa and different other cities of Tibet.