By A Special Correspondent China has constantly taken a long-term view to its strategic investments, and is even seen willing ...

The 2025 budget – the first under President Anura Kumara Dissanayake – reveals a delicate balancing act between adhering to ...

Chinese state-owned oil and gas giant China Petrochemical Corporation, commonly known as Sinopec, entered into an agreement ...

The connection of Wei, a leading expert in water pollution control, with Sri Lanka began in 2013 when S.K. Weragoda, a Sri Lankan researcher trained in China's water and sanitation program, sought his ...

Beijing allocated over 5 million dollars in aid, equipment and assistance. India had previously invested billions of rupees ...

Under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Beijing agreed to invest in Sri Lanka’s infrastructure development. However, this comes despite the fact that projects like the Lotus Tower, Mattala ...

Dissanayake’s statement, made during his maiden Budget speech in Parliament, is Sri Lanka’s first official reaction to the company’s decision, conveyed to Sri Lanka’s Board of Investment in a letter ...

I n South Asia’s turbulent political landscape, where regime changes often reshape regional dynamics, China has nearly ...

India was pushing back in other ways too, granting neighbours relief from covid-19 and from debt problems linked to Chinese ...

China seems to be gearing up to further ensnare Sri Lanka in its debt trap. This became evident when Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake undertook a four-day visit to China in mid-January ...

Long before the Uri attack doomed the regional grouping, SAARC was plagued by distrust and a lack of consensus.

China is Bangladesh's largest trading partner with bilateral trade amounting to around $24bn (£19bn) - the vast majority of ...