Chinese tourist dies after falling from 3rd floor of Nuwara Eliya hotel

Over 4000 Chinese visitors in Sri Lanka being monitored

Over 4000 Chinese visitors in Sri Lanka are being closely monitored to ensure they do not have the coronavirus, the Health Ministry said today. Director General Health Services (DGHS), Dr. Anil Jasinghe said that 4443 Chinese nationals are being monitored by health officials in the country. He said that the situation in China has seen an improvement with just approximately 40 coronavirus cases reported daily. “We are expecting a drop even in those numbers,” he said. Dr. Anil Jasinghe said th

11 Mar, 2020

Sri Lanka shipped a record 11.8 Million Kgs of tea to China in 2019

Sri Lanka shipped a highest ever 11.8 Million Kgs of tea to China in 2019, Asia Siyaka Commodities PLC said today. Just five years earlier the quantity was less than half at 5.3Mn Kg. There has been steady quantity growth year on year but in 2019 85% of tea shipped was in bulk form. China imported a total of 35mnkg in 2018 and Sri Lanka had a 29% share with shipments of 10MnKg, the tea broker said. Overall, it said that major producer exporter countries Sri Lanka, Kenya and India were all in

31 Jan, 2020

China ready to strengthen BRI cooperation with Sri Lanka

China says it stands ready to strengthen cooperation on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with Sri Lanka to deliver more benefits to the two peoples. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang said that the projects and loans under the BRI have boosted Sri Lanka’s economic growth, created a large amount of local jobs and contributed to the country’s sustainable development. Geng Shuang commended comments made in India by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa where he had said that Sri Lanka

11 Feb, 2020