国内英语新闻:Nepali vice president leaves for China's Kunming to attend expo

KATHMANDU, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Nepali Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun left here Friday for China's Kunming to attend the 4th China-South Asia Expo and the 24th Kunming Import and Export Commodities Fair.

The two events will be held in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province from June 12 to 17.

The vice president will be addressing at the opening ceremony of the expo as well as the China South Asia Business Forum on Sunday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said here on Friday.

The vice president is also expected to hold meetings with Chinese officials on the sidelines of the two events.

He led an 11-member delegation comprising senior officials from the Vice President's Office, Prime Minister's Office and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

This is the first overseas trip of the Nepali vice president since he assumed office on December 31 last year.