China, Nepal cooperate to boost tourism  

中國（西藏）與尼泊爾簽署旅游合作備忘錄

中國(西藏)——尼泊爾旅游聯合協調委員會18日下午在拉薩結束了“促進雙方旅游業發展、旅游合作、口岸開放、旅游協會合作”等事宜的討論，并簽署備忘錄，同時還簽署了“飯店協會備忘錄”。

LHASA (CNS) -- Officials signed a Memorandum of Understanding to boost tourism between China and Nepal at the sixth meeting of the China-Nepal Tourism Joint Coordinating Committee, which concluded Tuesday in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa.

The two sides agreed to promote tourism industry development and the opening-up of ports.

According to incomplete statistics from Nepal, during the 2011 Nepal Tourism Year nearly 75,000 Chinese tourists visited the country. The number of Chinese tourists travelling to Nepal this year is expected to rise by 15 to 20 percent.