China, Nepal cooperate to boost tourism  

中国（西藏）与尼泊尔签署旅游合作备忘录

中国(西藏)——尼泊尔旅游联合协调委员会18日下午在拉萨结束了“促进双方旅游业发展、旅游合作、口岸开放、旅游协会合作”等事宜的讨论，并签署备忘录，同时还签署了“饭店协会备忘录”。

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.