Nepal hoped to enhance trade and economic cooperation with Shanghai, said Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Nepal Paras Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Thursday. 

He said he was amazed by Shanghai's rapid economic development, and he hoped more flights could be added between Shanghai and Nepal.

Paras arrived in Shanghai from Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Thursday. He will visit Pudong new area and Shanghai urban planning display museum.

(Xinhua News Agency August 13, 2004)