Rivals China, India cautiously watch Sri Lankan crisis COLOMBO, SRI LANKA: China and India are closely watching the constitutional crisis in Sri Lanka, which has been a battleground in their struggle for geopolitical supremacy in South Asia. Chinese and Indian diplomats have been careful not to... Women 06 Nov, 2018
Fearing debt trap, Pakistan rethinks Chinese "Silk Road" projects ISLAMABAD: After lengthy delays, an $8.2 billion revamp of a colonial-era rail line snaking from the Arabian Sea to the foothills of the Hindu Kush has become a test of Pakistan's ability to rethink signature Chinese "Silk Road" projects due to debt... Women 30 Sep, 2018
Pakistan official's criticism of China's 'Silk Road' projects raises worries KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani official's critical comments about projects funded by China to the tune of billions of dollars rattled investors and sparked worries on Monday of a souring in ties, a day after Beijing's top government diplomat concluded... Women 10 Sep, 2018
NCP (NCP) senior leader Nepal leaves for China KATHMANDU: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal has left for Gansu province in the People's Republic of China to participate in the Belt and Road Enterprises International Economic and Trade Communication Fair. Leader Nepal... Travel 11 Jul, 2018
You�re most welcome, Oli tells Chinese investors, traders Kathmandu, June 19 Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today urged Chinese businessmen and entrepreneurs to join hands together in the journey of common development and shared prosperity. Stating Nepal had embarked on a new voyage of political stability... Travel 20 Jun, 2018
Nepal-China relations embedded in history of civilisations: PM Oli BEIJING: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said Nepal-China relations are embedded in the history of civilisations between the land where Shakyamuni Buddha was born and the birth place of Confucius. The teachings of tolerance, compassion,... Travel 19 Jun, 2018
As Western banks leave, China adds Brunei to new silk road BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: On a tiny island off Brunei's northern tip on the South China Sea, thousands of Chinese workers are building a refinery and petrochemical complex, along with a bridge connecting it to the capital, Bandar Seri Begawan. When... Women 05 Mar, 2018
Nepal, Uzbekistan establish ties Kathmandu, January 27 Nepal and Uzbekistan established formal diplomatic relations today. With this, the number of countries with which Nepal has diplomatic ties has reached 158. The permanent representatives of Nepal and Uzbekistan to the... Horoscopes 28 Jan, 2018
China�s modern Silk Road hits political, financial hurdles BEIJING: China’s plan for a modern Silk Road of railways, ports and other facilities linking Asia with Europe hit a $14 billion pothole in Pakistan. Pakistan’s relations with Beijing are so close that officials call China their “Iron... Women 11 Jan, 2018
China's new Silk Road hits political, financial hurdles BEIJING: China's plan for a modern Silk Road of railways, ports and other facilities linking Asia with Europe hit a $14 billion pothole in Pakistan. Pakistan's relations with Beijing are so close that officials call China their "Iron Brother."... 11 Jan, 2018
As China smothers Xinjiang, even mild critics are silenced BEIJING: Zhang Haitao was a rare voice in China, a member of the ethnic Han majority who for years had criticized the government on social media for its treatment of the minority Muslim Uighurs. Zhang’s wife had long feared some sort of backlash... Women 28 Dec, 2017
Anger with China drives Uighurs to Syrian war ISTANBUL: It was mid-afternoon when the Chinese police officers barged into Ali’s house set against cotton fields outside the ancient Silk Road trading post of Kashgar. The Uighur farmer and his cowering parents watched them rummage through the house... Women 22 Dec, 2017
