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India, US, Japan secure USD 2.286 bn IMF bailout for Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years ago IST
After a protracted battle by India, the United States and Japan to get China to agree to restructure its massive loan of USD 7bn to Sri Lanka, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the USD 2.286 billion (about USD 3bn) bailout for Sri Lanka on March 20. The Sri Lankan government und
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Japan PM Kishida rejects farewell meeting with China envoy amid tense ties
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Kong requested an in-person farewell from the Japanese government in January, he was followed by former Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Wu Jianghao in March. Tokyo declined, claiming a "schedule conflict" for Kishida, they said.
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US reacts to Beijing's "warning off" claim
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A day after China said it drove a US Navy destroyer away from Beijing-claimed waters in the South China Sea, the US 7th Fleet said the same warship sailed through those waters to challenge the Chinese claims, CNN reported. The warship conducted what the US Navy calls a "freedom of navigation
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Japan man detained in Beijing for alleged violation of China's law: Report
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A senior Japanese company official in his 50s was detained in Beijing earlier this month for alleged violation of the country's law, Kyodo News reported, citing a source familiar with Japan-China relations said on Saturday.
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Amid US-China competition, Vice President Harris to embark on historic Afr
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"I'm going to Africa mainly to talk with African leaders about what we as the United States are prepared to do to have our role in investing in the future of that continent," Harris said in a radio interview on Friday.
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Manu Bhaker clinches India's sixth medal at ISSF World Cup
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Manu, a 2018 Youth Olympic Games gold medallist, scored 20/30 in the medal match to finish third ahead of China's Yaxuan Xiong, who shot 12/20
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Taiwan raises concerns over Chinese interference in relations with Argenti
Updated : 3 years ago IST
If it had not been for interference by China, Taiwan would have opened an embassy in Argentina, Vice Foreign Minister Alexander Yui said an interview published by news site Infobae.
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Brazilian President postpone his trip to China citing medical reasons
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In a statement, the Presidential office said, "The President of the Republic, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, is at the Alvorada Palace after examinations at the Sirio Libanes hospital last night, 3/23. The president has mild pneumonia and will, therefore, postpone until Sunday his departure to C
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Taiwan's Ambassador to Honduras arrives home amid a break in diplomatic re
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In a statement, Taiwan's foreign ministry said it had recalled the ambassador to "express our strong dissatisfaction" over Honduras sending its foreign minister and a delegation to Beijing this week.
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Pakistan circular debt for Chinese Independent Power Producers reaches PKR
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Pakistan's Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal chaired the meeting and discussed progress on Special Economic Zones, ML-1, KCR and several new development initiatives to be discussed by the Joint Working Groups (JWGs).
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Philippines confronts Chinese diplomats over South China Sea disputes
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Protesting over China's aggressive behaviour in the South China Sea, Philippine diplomats on Friday confronted their Chinese counterparts in closed-door talks over territorial disputes in the busy waterway, reported The Manila Times.
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US alarmed over possibility of Russia supporting China's nuclear weapons b
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The new area of concern expressed by the Biden administration stems from the nuclear cooperation between Russia and China.
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