Under China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a curious entanglement of economic investments and Buddhist diplomacy has been carried out in countries like Sri Lanka. This may at first appear an ...

Photo taken on April 19, 2018 shows the construction site of Colombo Port City in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Xinhua/CHEC) by Jamila Najmuddin. COLOMBO, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka looks forward to ...

COLOMBO, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan International Trade Minister Malik Samarawickrema on Wednesday said the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative would raise the living standard of the people in ...

Sri Lankan Ambassador to China Palitha Kohona Photo: Courtesy of Sri Lankan Embassy in Beijing. Recently, the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) development and the milestones ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was in Sri Lanka on Sunday seeking to advance Beijing s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative as the island nation tries to rescue itself from a foreign currency and ...

China has said that it has built a rail line in Sri Lanka under its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project. It said it was the first rail line to be built in Sri Lanka since 1948.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe who is on an official visit to Beijing said China’s ‘One Belt One Road’ would help Sri Lanka to become a hub of the Indian Ocean. ..

The U.S. announced a $553M project Wednesday to build a deep-water shipping container terminal in Sri Lanka's Port of Colombo as it competes with China in international development financing.

The leaders of Sri Lanka and China have agreed to promote bilateral economic cooperation through Beijing's Belt and Road initiative that aims to build a massive economic zone.

The "Belt and Road Ambassador Scholarship" ceremony is held in Beijing, on July 26. Photo: Courtesy of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beijing. The Embassy of Sri Lanka in China held a ceremony to ...

By Tabita Rosendal (The Diplomat) Under China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a curious entanglement of economic investments and Buddhist diplomacy has been carried out in countries like Sri Lanka.