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Another Sri Lankan construction project goes to a Chinese firm
Sri Lanka has awarded a contract to build an important expressway in its capital Colombo to a Chinese firm, China Harbor Engineering Cooperation, the same firm which is set to build the controversial Port City Colombo
Sri Lanka to buy 14 million doses of Sinopharm vaccines from China
Sri Lanka will buy 14 million Sinpharm vaccines from China as the government aims to fast-track vaccines drive in the country amid worsening Covid-19 situation, reported Colombopage
China is gradually invading Bhutan, reveals study
New research shows that China has quietly been invading its Himalayan neighbour Bhutan for years, media reports said
Pakistan PM orders introduction of special visa for people associated with CPEC
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered the introduction of a separate visa category for people associated with China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects and okayed a proposal to set up a CPEC Special Economic Zone in Karachi
New roads under CPEC to improve Pakistan’s connectivity to Iran
Authorities in Pakistan are planning a number of roads under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)- a China-funded multi-billion dollar infrastructure project in Pakistan- in the country's south-western Balochistan province to improve connectivity to neighboring Iran
Pakistan locally produces single-dose Chinese Cansino Covid vaccine
In what came as a big move for vaccine manufacturing in Pakistan, the country has successfully produced 124,000 doses of Cansino, a single dose Covid-19 vaccine produced by a Chinese firm, Cansino Biologics. The single-shot vaccine has 65.7 percent efficiency
'One China' policy is a deterrent to India-Taiwan relations: Experts
India's support for 'One China' policy - an acknowledgment that there is only one Chinese government with no diplomatic recognition of Taiwan - is a deterrent to burgeoning security and political cooperation between New Delhi and Taipei, according to panelists at a roundtable on India's Taiwan policy
Sri Lanka in danger of becoming 'Chinese colony', warns former Sri Lankan president
Days after the Sri Lankan parliament approved a controversial Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill, Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, the former president of Sri Lanka, has said that the country has been brought under the “dominance of a foreign country” and is in process of becoming a “Chinese colony”
Pakistan, China promise high-quality development of CPEC
The top Chinese and Pakistani leadership have pledged to develop the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with a focus on achieving high quality, Tribune reported
Myanmar's military regime moves ahead with BRI projects
Myanmar, the Southeast Asian country hit by a serious political crisis, Is pushing ahead with plans to implement giant infrastructure projects that are a key part of China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
Sino-Japanese Tension: Chinese buying up land around military bases in Japan
Chinese are buying land around military bases in Japan, an episode that might trigger security concerns and further tensions between the two nations with already frayed relations, media reports said on Friday
China hopes new Afghan regime will pursue ‘moderate Muslim policy’
A top Chinese official has opined that he hopes to see Afghanistan's future leadership pursuing a “moderate Muslim policy” and a foreign policy of peace to maintain friendly ties with neighbouring countries and firmly combat all forms of terrorism
Nepal’s ministries in blame game for delayed response on Chinese vaccine
Even as Nepal’s vaccine procurement woes continue amidst a surge in coronavirus cases, it has now come to light that the health ministry has been sitting on a proposal sent by the Nepali embassy in Beijing on procuring a Chinese vaccine
Deteriorating bond: Chinese students told to avoid Australia
A study has found that while students from China were still interested in studying in Australia, some agents were insisting that students apply to another country, an immediate effect of the growing animosity between Canberra and Beijing
