Another child dies from Kinniya ferry accident

Taiwanese Foreign Minister warns countries about being too dependent on China

For countries in Europe and around the world that find themselves increasingly tied to China economically and politically, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu has a simple warning: ?They should think twice.? ?If you think that you are dependent on China, your foreign policy may become skewed,? Wu told RFE/RL in an exclusive interview in Prague on October 27. ?If you think that you depend on China, your actions, or your policies, your behaviors need to be [cautious] because you don’t want to je

31 Oct, 2021

China caught under real estate debt, millions of homes remain unsold

The Chinese economic slowdown in the third quarter of the current financial year unveils the problem of the growing debt in the real estate industry in the country with millions of houses unsold and unoccupied. The Chinese government has suddenly woken up to a revelation that the slowdown in the economy is not just because of the unsettling power shortages and shipping disruptions, but also the real estate debt that has mounted to USD 5 trillion, according to The Hong Kong Post. According to t

31 Oct, 2021

Co-founder of the only Sri Lankan newspaper in the US has died

Hassina Leelarathna, a co-founder of the only Sri Lankan newspaper in the U.S. and an activist who spurred fellow immigrants to help when disasters struck their homeland, has died at age 73. Leelarathna died in Sherman Oaks on Oct. 17 after battling lung cancer for the last five years, said her son, Sahan Gamage. After moving to California from her native Sri Lanka, Leelarathna founded the?Sri Lankan Express?in 1981 with her husband, Deeptha Leelarathna. The paper initially published biweekly

01 Nov, 2021