China will always remain a trusted friend and ally of Sri Lanka, said Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Qi Zhenhong, during a ...

Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Minister Vijitha Herath on Saturday met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi ...

The Chinese government has donated the entire fabric requirement for Sri Lanka’s 2025 school uniform programme, amounting to Rs. 5,171 million, as a grant. A formal ceremony to mark the handover was ...

COLOMBO -- Japan's decision to refinance the expansion of Sri Lanka's international airport -- a flagship project dogged by corruption and the country's recent fiscal meltdown -- has pushed it ahead ...

Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump wrote to his Sri Lankan counterpart, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, informing him that the ...

Pakistani Army Chief will be visiting Sri Lanka and China where he will be reportedly promoting Chinese and Turkish weapons.

Sri Lanka has asked China to help with trade, investment and tourism to help it grow sustainably, Colombo's envoy to Beijing said on Monday as it negotiates for an emergency $4 billion package to ...

China, the world's second-largest economy, could give an economic helping hand by buying more Sri Lankan goods, of which it mostly buys tea, clothing, chemicals and other commodities, according to ...

In 2020, Sri Lanka received a $3 billion loan from China to help pay off existing debts. In January, the president once again appealed to China for help restructuring its debts to Chinese entities.

China accounts for about 10% of Sri Lanka’s $51 billion foreign debt. The island nation of 22 million people ran out of foreign currency last year.

Sri Lanka owes China, its largest lender and trading partner, more than $8 billion. Hambantota port is particularly significant because it lies along one of the world’s busiest trade routes, ...