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Manila, Philippines: A transport official has said Chinese loans for three multi billion-peso railway projects that were to be major legacies of former President Rodrigo Duterte under his “Build, Build, Build” programme have been scrapped. more
Sri Lankan crisis highlights risk for Chinese firms investing overseas, feel experts

Beijing: Analysts have cautioned the current political turmoil in Sri Lanka is emerging as a  warning sign for Chinese companies that are planning to invest in overseas markets.

Moldova: EU creates hub to stop arms-smuggling out of Ukraine

Kyiv: European Union home affairs commissioner Yiva Johansson has announced creation of a hub in Moldova to battle organised crime, particularly arms smuggling from war-torn Ukraine.

Chinese embassy in Nepal terms US diplomat's Beijing ‘disinformation campaign’ comment as 'baseless'

Beijing/Kathmandu: China has reacted strongly against US ambassador nominee for Nepal in which he criticised China for its disinformation campaign and termed his remarks “baseless&r ...

Thailand: Three Uyghurs flee from detention centre

Bangkok: Authorities in Thailand have started searching for three Uyghur men who escaped from an immigration detention centre in the country earlier this week, a police investigator said. ...

Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe declares state of emergency

Colombo:  Sri Lanka's acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a State of Emergency across the island nation from Monday.

Somalia: 2 persons die in car bombing attack

Mogadishu/UNI/Xinhua: At least two people were killed and more than 15 others injured in a suicide car bombing attack on a popular hotel in the south-central Somali town of Jowhar on Sund ...

Sri Lanka is warning sign for countries with high debt levels, says IMF Director Kristalina Georgieva

Colombo:  International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has said Sri Lanka has become a warning sign for those countries with high debt levels and limited policy ...

Sri Lanka: 3 hour power cut announced in country for next two days

Colombo: The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved 3-hour power cuts for July 18 and 19 in the country which is battling a tough economic crisis for the past sever ...

Key UN forum closes with ‘enthusiasm, passion and high-energy’ to reach the SDGs

New York: Following two years of virtual meetings due to COVID-19, the 2022 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) closed on Friday at UN Headquarters in New York wi ...