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China and Sri Lanka have signed an agreement to implement a Chinese-funded project to reconstruct 14 major bridges destroyed by Cyclone Ditwah, which caused widespread devastation across the country late last year. The agreement was…

China and the United States should be partners rather than rivals, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a written speech upon his arrival in Washington on Wednesday for a three-day state visit, as the world's two largest economies moved to…

India’s growth outlook has strengthened sharply even as China’s prospects weaken and Europe remains subdued, making it the strongest growth story in the latest WEF chief economists’ survey. India has emerged as the global growth standout,…

Molavi Yusef Gorgij, ​a senior ‌Sunni Muslim cleric, was shot ​dead ​by unidentified gunmen ⁠in southeastern ​Iran on ​Monday, the official news agency IRNA ​reported. IRNA ​quoted a local governor ‌as ⁠saying Gorgij "was active in the…

At least 995 people have died in massive flash floods near the Nepal-Tibet border, The Kathmandu Post reported. The floods hit the Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa district in central Nepal. Nearly  more than 1000 people have been reported…

Chinese state media say the barrier lake which formed on Saturday evening has "naturally drained and is basically cleared", but that Gyirong will continue to experience "continuous rainfall" through Tuesday. A thick layer of silt,…

Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to attend next month's BRICS summit in New Delhi with a large delegation, three sources said, in what would be his first visit in seven years and a fresh sign of a thaw between the rivals. India is…

Widespread floods triggered by heavy rain from Typhoon Narra intensified ​on Tuesday across southern China, with homes and shops submerged and thousands of people relocated, while ‌another storm system made its way towards Japan and Taiwan.…

The newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Sri Lanka, Wei Huaxiang, arrived in the country yesterday (11) to assume his post, pledging to further strengthen the longstanding friendship and cooperation…

U.S. President Donald Trump declassified intelligence on Thursday that he maintained showed Chinese interference in U.S. elections, reviving his long-running attacks on election security despite a U.S. intelligence assessment that found no…