Sri Lanka will seek more information on foreign ships visiting the country, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry said, following geopolitical concerns and questions raised over permission grated for Chinese research ships to dock in its ports and…
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Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande on Monday (4) held wide-ranging talks with Commander of the Sri Lankan Army Lt Gen Vikum Liyange with a focus on ramping up bilateral military engagement against the backdrop of China’s increasing military…
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A US-funded port project in Sri Lanka that is partly owned by a private group close to India’s ruling party could signal a new form of partnership to counter growing Chinese influence in the Indo-Pacific region
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Sri Lanka on Monday (27) approved a proposal by China's Sinopec to build a $4.5 billion refinery, its energy minister said, making it the largest single investment in the island nation since a crippling economic crisis last year
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An ethnic minority armed group in Myanmar has seized control from the country's ruling junta of a lucrative border crossing to China, local media and a security source said Sunday (26)
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Sri Lanka will likely approve on Monday (27) a proposal from Chinese state refiner Sinopec to build a $4.5-billion-dollar refinery, the South Asian island nation's energy minister said on Saturday (25)
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And, after the swearing-in of new Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu last week, there are concerns China will take advantage of a fresh anti-India push from the new government to increase its already growing influence
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For years, several China-linked projects in Sri Lanka have come under fire for being “white elephants” that have failed to contribute significantly to its economy, but a free-trade agreement between both countries, policy revamp and more…
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Sri Lanka’s central bank chief said the government has shared the terms of a $4.2 billion China debt deal with other creditors — a key sticking point with countries like India — paving the way for more loans from the International Monetary…
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Oil prices fell more than $3 a barrel on Thursday (16), extending losses from the previous session, as investors in New York responded to signals of higher supply in the United States and expectations of weak energy demand in China
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