During his visit to China from January 14-17, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake secured several agreements, including a $3.7 billion deal with Sinopec to set up an oil refinery in Hambantota. The Sri Lankan foreign minister is expected to reveal details of 15 other agreements soon.

China on Wednesday, January 15. Chinese children rehearse before the arrival ceremonies between Chinese President Xi Jinping and visiting Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Great ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 15, 2025. Xi held talks with Dissanayake, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Wednesday.

President Xi Jinping holds talks with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Jan 15, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua ...

Last week, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake paid a state visit to China, and the two heads of state reached important common understandings, providing new strategic guidance for the development ...

Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the second son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was arrested in the Beliatta area on Saturday (25), ... Jannik Sinner underlined why he is the world’s best men’s player by securing back-to-back Australian Open titles with ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s State visit to China was the talk in many political circles last week as battle lines emerged between the ruling Jathika Jana Balavegaya (JJB) and the major opposition parties possibly because Local Government elections are only a few months away.

Direct air routes between two countries cut in 2020 China and India agree to continue cooperation on cross-border rivers Countries agree to push for resumption of pilgrimages by Indians to Tibet ...

While the Anura Kumara Dissanayake-led government has revoked the deal signed by the previous administration, the project itself is not cancelled, according to an Agence France-Presse story ...

Sri Lanka will soon establish a consular office in Chengdu, China, Foreign Minister, Vijitha Herath, announced on Wednesday during a press conference in Colombo. Herath said that during a recent visit by Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake ...

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake recently paid a visit to China. The two countries issued a joint statement on January 16, noting that the two sides reached extensive common ...

The return to Colombo after a four-day State visit to China appears to have placed President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in a frenetic mood. Despite the much-acclaimed successful trip, the sense of urgency was palpable. He wasted no time rushing to address ...