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Sri Lanka mulls big loan from China to repay debts - Taipei Times
Sri Lanka is considering a US$300 million loan offer from the Bank of China as it prepares to repay foreign debts this year, Sri Lankan Ministry of Finance spokesman M.R. Hasan said on Wednesday. The Sri Lankan government has appointed a three-member committee to negotiate the deal, Hasan said. The loan is repayable in three years, he said. Sri Lanka must repay US$5.9 billion in foreign loans this year, of which 40 percent needs to be serviced during the first three months. It paid back US$1 billion this week. A large chunk of Sri Lanka’s foreign debt is from China, which considers the island
Oxford University suspends donor ties with tech giant Huawei
New research grants and donations from the company on hold for at least three months.
Jiayuan crash underscores China property risks
Chinese developers have $55bn of onshore debt maturing this year
To counter China's military buildup, India orders moving of strategic ITBP command to Leh | India News - Times of India
India News: Amid growing concerns over the Chinese military buildup along the eastern flank of the country, the government has ordered moving a strategic ITBP com
Chinese corporate bonds set for another wave of defaults
Private companies drove last year’s record bond failures; 2019 may be worse
Kyrgyz police disperse anti-Chinese rally
Kyrgyz police detained more than a dozen people on Thursday as they dispersed a hundreds-strong anti-Chinese rally in the capital, Bishkek, the biggest public protest to date in Central Asia against Beijing's growing influence in the region.
Philippines Should Take Over Shipyard to Keep It From Chinese, Officials Say (Published 2019)
President Rodrigo Duterte has pursued a China-friendly policy, but it is not clear what he thinks of proposals for the government to control the shipyard at Subic Bay.
4 big trends for China and Russia in 2019
Hi Everyone, A special edition of The Report covering four big trends for China and Russia in 2019: The Economy/Energy Markets; Apprentice Season 3: The Moscow Project (and sanctions); The Ghosts of Authoritarian Political Interference Past, Present, and Yet-to-Come; and Central and South Asia.
Cai Dongjia: China's 'godfather of crystal meth' executed
The ex-Communist Party chief protected drug makers in a notorious crystal meth village, reports say.
Microsoft to launch its biggest AI, IoT lab in Shanghai · TechNode
Tencent, Baidu, and Alibaba have restructured their businesses to emphasize AI and cloud computing.
Philippine defence chief urges review of security treaty with US
Delfin Lorenzana has called for clarity on the countries’ responsibilities ‘when the need arises to be joined in arms’, noting current terms say the US will offer aid only if the Philippines’ metropolitan areas are attacked
China to help plug UK nuclear power gap as Japanese plans falter
China’s General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) will bring forward plans to build a nuclear plant in Britain, it said on Thursday, helping plug a gap left by the failure of two Japanese projects.
Germany pushes China to open its financial sector
Germany and China are working on ways to improve market access for each other's banks and insurers, the German finance minister said on Thursday, and he welcomed plans by China and the United States to ease trade tensions through talks.
Exclusive: Sri Lanka to receive $1 billion Bank of China loan this quarter
Sri Lanka will receive a loan of $1 billion from Bank of China before the end of the January-March quarter, the chief of the central bank said on Thursday, to help the country meet repayments in the coming months.
China's first plant to grow on the moon is already dead | CNN
The first plant to be grown on the moon by humans is likely dead already, Chinese scientists said Thursday.
Zhao Ziyang: A reformer China's Communist Party wants to forget
Zhao Ziyang was a Chinese leader who opposed sending tanks into Tiananmen Square nearly 30 years ago.
Chinese premier invites biting comments on the state of the economy
Premier Li listens to liberal economists and private business delegates for feedback on his government work report.
China's soybean imports show American farmers have more to fear than the trade war
China's soybean imports in the opening weeks of the year slump, raising concerns for American farmers hoping for swift relief once a trade deal is reached.
Norovirus outbreak hits 170 pupils in Chinese kindergarten
Parents report rapid effect of virus on their children, with 10 of the 170 pupils involved kept in hospital overnight for treatment and observation.
'Smartphone zombie' fine cheered on Chinese social media
Chinese social media users have welcomed the first fine issued to a so called 'smartphone zombie'
