Nepali and Chinese companies have signed six agreements for joint ventures in herb processing, pashmina, agriculture, surface transport and pharmaceuticals, says the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI). The agreements were reached during the fourth meeting of the Nepal-China Non-Governmental Cooperation Forum held at Wuxi last week. FNCCI and the All China Federation of Industry & Commerce (ACFIC) also agreed to hold the next forum and a Chinese trade fair in Nepal in December next year.