Sri Lanka's foreign minister said on Wednesday that the South Asian island nation had signed an agreement with Chinese state energy giant Sinopec to fast-track a proposed $3.7 billion oil refinery in its southern port city of Hambantota.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has held talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, one month after visiting India on his first overseas trip since winning election in September

Sri Lanka and China are ushering in a new chapter in bilateral relations,” Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has said in an interview with Xinhua

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is on a four-day visit to China from 14 to 17 January 2025. During his visit, he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other high-ranking officials to discuss bilateral ties and cooperation.

BEIJING (Reuters) -China and Sri Lanka agreed on more investment and economic cooperation on Wednesday as China's President Xi Jinping met recently-elected Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Beijing.

In Beijing, officials and diaspora members attended flag unfurling ceremony in the embassy premises. India's Ambassador to China Pradeep Rawat read out the important parts of the President's speech

Sri Lanka has witnessed a remarkable political transformation. Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected as the country’s President. His party, the

The new deals ‘signal a deepening of China’s influence in Sri Lanka’ and revive concerns of a debt trap, analysts say.

Xiong Hongfeng, a manager at China Harbour Engineering Co, said that the project, once completed, is expected to attract nearly $15 billion in foreign direct investment, increase the Sri Lankan government's fiscal revenue by $5 billion, and create over 400,000 high-quality local jobs.

Sri Lanka's foreign minister said on Wednesday that the island nation has signed an agreement with China to fast-track Sinopec's proposed $3.7 billion refinery in Hambantota. China's Sinopec and Sri Lanka will work to resolve land,

BEIJING (AP) — Sri Lanka and China signed a series of cooperation agreements on Wednesday following talks between their leaders, one month after Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake ...

Sri Lanka’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that the South Asian island nation had signed an agreement with Chinese state energy giant Sinopec