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

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

Sri Lanka's budgeted expenditure for 2025 will likely lead to a wider fiscal deficit and slower-than-expected fiscal ...

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

In a bid to exert its influence in its maritime neighbourhood, at least 221 naval deployments reached the ports of 18 ...

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

Sri Lanka rose one spot to rank 97th globally among 193 nations, with a score of 33.6 out of 100 in the Brand Finance Global ...

Two weeks ago, the Trump administration announced that it would be making sweeping budgetary cuts to the United States Agency ...

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 ...

COLOMBO — A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed on Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers ...

China has spent decades expanding its influence in South Asia through the Belt & Road Initiative, pouring billions into countries like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and the Maldives. But now, India is ...

Chinese loans have piled up for Sri Lanka, accounting for 52% of the island nation’s total foreign debt of $46.9 billion. Between 2000 and 2020 alone, China extended close to $12 billion in ...