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China says Sri Lanka must set up economic zones to develop further

Chinas Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Yi Xianliang, on Wednesday said Sri Lanka needed to set up the proposed economic zone in Hambantota in order to attract mega investments.

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China says Sri Lanka must set up economic zones to develop further

ByAPDwriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,Aug2(APD)-ChinasAmbassadortoSriLanka,YiXianliang,onWednesdaysaidSriLankaneededtosetuptheproposedeconomiczoneinHambantotainorderto

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China requests Sri Lanka to trade in renminbi to expand bilateral trade

ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,Aug1(APD)-China,onMondayrequestedSriLankatodirectlyusetheChinesecurrencyrenminbi,ratherthantheUSdollar,intradingbetweenthetwocoun

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China, Sri Lanka port deal will boost investor confidence

ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,Aug1(APD)-China'sdealwithSriLankatoacquirea70percentstaketodeveloptheHambantotaPortinsouthernSriLankafor1.12billionUSdollarswillb

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China, Sri Lanka sign historic $1.1 billion deal over southern port

ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July29(APD)-ChinaandSriLankaonSaturdaysignedahistoric1.1billiondollaragreementonfurtherbuildingandrunningtheHambantotaportinSouth

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Sri Lankan PM says agreement with China over port deal to be signed

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, on Friday said that Sri Lanka would sign a deal with China on the development of the Hambantota Port, in southern Sri Lanka, on Saturday.

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Sri Lankan PM says agreement with China over port deal to be signed

ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July28(APD)-SriLanka'sPrimeMinister,RanilWickremesinghe,onFridaysaidthatSriLankawouldsignadealwithChinaonthedevelopmentoftheHamba

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Sri Lanka's Dilruwan Perera digs deep to hold off India in 1st Test

DilruwanPererastruckadefiant90notoutasSriLankatotteredto289-8atlunchonthethirddayofthefirstTestagainstIndiaatGalleonFriday.LahiruKumara(two)wastheothernotoutbat

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Sri Lankan FM lauds B&R Initiative, welcomes Chinese investment

SriLankanForeignMinisterRaviKarunanayakehasspokenhighlyoftheChina-proposedBeltandRoadInitiative,expressingthehopethatthegovernmentwouldliketoseemoreChineseinves

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Belt and Road Initiative will attract more FDI into Sri Lanka

SriLanka'sparticipationinChina-proposedBeltandRoadInitiativewillboostthecountry'seconomyandhelpitattractmoreforeigndirectinvestment(FDI),participantsofthe"SriLa

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Sri Lanka, China to sign agreement on Southern Port

Sri Lanka and China have finalized an agreement to strengthen the operations of the Hambantota Port, in southern Sri Lanka with China owning a 70 percent stake of the Port while Sri Lanka will own 30 percent, Sri Lanka's Ports Minister Mahinda Samarasingha said here Tuesday.

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Sri Lanka, China to sign agreeent on Southern Port

BYAPDwriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July25(APD)-SriLankaandChinahavefinalizedanagreementtostrengthentheoperationsoftheHambantotaPort,insouthernSriLankawithChinaownin

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Sri Lanka, China to sign agreement on Southern Port

BYAPDwriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July25(APD)-SriLankaandChinahavefinalizedanagreementtostrengthentheoperationsoftheHambantotaPort,insouthernSriLankawithChinaownin

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New India coach Shastri on mission to keep India at number one

NewIndiacoachRaviShastriwillWednesdaylooktoprovehisteamremainstheworld'sbestTestsidewhentheytakeonSriLankainthefirstofthreematches.Shastri,whotookoverthedemandi

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Travel goods from Sri Lanka to get duty free entry into US

ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July21(APD)-ExportoftravelgoodsfromSriLankawillgetdutyfreeentrytotheUnitedStatesfollowingadecisionbytheUStoapprovetheinclusionoft

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Sri Lanka to probe 2011 World Cup cricket defeat

Sri Lanka's sports minister gave his support Wednesday for an investigation into the country's controversial 2011 World Cup loss against India, amid fresh allegations of match fixing.

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Australia to help Sri Lanka combat dengue epidemic

ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July17(APD)-AustralianForeignMinister,JulieBishopwillvisitSriLankathisweekduringwhichsheandSriLanka'sPresidentMaithripalaSirisena