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

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

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.

The visit is the first one to China by President Dissanayake since his taking office, and is of great significance to the development of China-Sri Lanka relations. Dissanayake and his new government,

Sri Lanka, an island that has stood as a strategic maritime crossroad for millennia, now finds itself at the cusp of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the chance to once again redefine its role in global commerce.

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 ...

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 ...

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