A Chinese supervisor (left) and local workers labor on a construction site at a ring road being upgraded to an eight-lane highway in Kathmandu, Nepal. Photo: Bloomberg A Chinese supervisor (left) and local workers labor on a construction site at a ring road being upgraded to an eight-lane highway in Kathmandu, Nepal. Photo: Bloomberg
A Chinese supervisor (left) and local workers labor on a construction site at a ring road being upgraded to an eight-lane highway in Kathmandu, Nepal. Photo: Bloomberg
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Daniel RenTeddy Ng
Daniel Ren  and Teddy Ng

Updated: 2:54pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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A Chinese supervisor (left) and local workers labor on a construction site at a ring road being upgraded to an eight-lane highway in Kathmandu, Nepal. Photo: Bloomberg A Chinese supervisor (left) and local workers labor on a construction site at a ring road being upgraded to an eight-lane highway in Kathmandu, Nepal. Photo: Bloomberg
A Chinese supervisor (left) and local workers labor on a construction site at a ring road being upgraded to an eight-lane highway in Kathmandu, Nepal. Photo: Bloomberg
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