September 17, 2014
Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa agreed Tuesday to strengthen the two countries' strategic cooperative partnership, and announced the launch of the negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA).
• China, Sri Lanka ink currency swap deal
September 17, 2014
Xi Jinping's visit to India this week will test controversial Indian Prime Minister Modi's diplomatic skills.
September 17, 2014
The visit of President Xi Jinping to India is being viewed as a path-breaking visit in terms of addressing the questions of "trust deficit" and "trade deficit".
September 16, 2014
China's central bank announced late Tuesday that it had signed a 10 billion yuan (about 1.63 billion U.S. dollars) currency swap deal with the central bank of Sri Lanka.
September 16, 2014
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday that he is looking forward to welcoming Chinese President Xi Jinping in his home state Gujarat.
September 16, 2014
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Colombo on Tuesday for the first state visit to Sri Lanka by a Chinese head of state in decades.
September 16, 2014
China stands ready to work with Sri Lanka to consolidate their strategic cooperative partnership and pursue common development for a better future, says Chinese President Xi Jinping.
September 16, 2014
Second phase of construction project will be spread across nine coral islands.
September 16, 2014
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged Monday to share development opportunities with the Maldives.
September 16, 2014
Russia will promote economic cooperation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and take joint measures on issues such as energy security, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday.