Maoist trade unions are reshaping Nepal's manufacturing industries. Extortion, constant labor agitation, and personal threats are driving once-large factories to shut their doors. Remaining manufacturers are learning to adapt and circumvent using guerrilla factories....
Kathmandu
Morning at Bouddhanath Stupa
Video: Morning at Bouddhanath Stupa Video: Bouddhanath Stupa Prostrations Early morning finds monks and everyday people circling Bouddhanath Stupa in prayer--walking, counting beads, spinning wheels, sometimes even prostrating themselves every step of the way....
Modern and Archaic in Kathmandu
Life in Nepal is an amalgamated existence--the modern alongside the archaic. It can range from startling to confusing to frustrating: ATM’s and WiFi offer convenience…but only when they’re working. Hotels with marble floors dump their garbage on the street. The...