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Nepal seeks reset with China as Foreign Minister Khanal holds wide-ranging talks in BeijingNepal's Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal had a meeting with China's Wang Yi in Beijing. They talked about how the two countries get along, im...
China to launch 'international manhunt' to target officials involved in graft in BRI projects: ReportThe Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the ruling Communist Party of China's anti-corruption watchdog, made the call in a...
European states deal a blow to China's BRI ambitionsContrary to the euphoria associated with the launch of the forum, the 10th anniversary was a muted celebration as many of the Chinese inves...
What is China's Belt and Road Initiative?A decade since its launch, the Belt and Road Initiative has yet to entice significant Western engagement.
Chinese companies win half of all African construction contracts employing alleged corrupt methodsChinese companies have been accused of winning around half of all African construction contracts meant for foreign firms through corrupt me...
Has China's Belt & Road Initiative lost its lustre?While there is little doubt that, during its lifetime, the BRI has become the largest transnational infrastructure programme ever undertake...
Bangladesh Finance Minister warns developing nations of Chinese loans strapped with debt-trapThe Bangladeshi Finance Minister made these crucial remarks in an interview to Financial Times where he also pointed out at the ongoing eco...
G7 infra ginseng to China's BRIThe development financing and trade initiatives are welcome, but to the extent that these are in reaction to widening of the Chinese sphere...
Asia has wary welcome for G7's answer to Belt and RoadThe Build Back Better World initiative, or (B3W), was promoted at last week's G7 summit in the UK but remains light on details and is not e...
China denies seeking additional guarantees for USD 6 billion loan for rail project in PakistanChinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian also rejected reports that China was backing away from its initial financial promises to Pak...
China backing away from its initial financial promises to Pakistan under CPEC: ReportAccording to Asia Times, Pakistan Army is set to take near-total control of the CPEC in a bid to reassure Beijing that their investments wi...
Myanmar continues pushback against BRI: Chinese Eco Development Zone faces turbulenceAfter the Yangon mega city project where Beijing’s role has been minimised China funded Myitkyina Economic Development Zone (MEDZ) - part o...
Myanmar pushes back against BRI; to involve foreign partners in China-funded mega city projectMyanmar govt has decided to open up the project for other foreign firms besides China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), as it is ...
Myanmar’s auditor general cautions own govt against Chinese loansMyanmar's current national debt stands at about $10 billion, of which $ 4 billion is owed to China, Auditor General Maw Than told a news co...
We hope to have better relations with India after elections: Pak PM Imran Khan"Unless there is peace and stability in region, economic prosperity is difficult for Pakistan," Imran said.
Beijing tries to woo India after BRI summit snubLack of transparency in deals under BRI between Chinese companies and local governments has also raised alarm.
China says different voices coming from Pakistan on CPEC; plays down reports on investment cutPakistan's Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid recently announced plans to cut the USD 8.2 billion Karachi-Peshawar railway project by about US...
Saudi Arabia's plan to invest in Pakistan a 'positive factor': ChinaHowever, Islamabad later clarified that the Saudi Arabian investments will not be under the CPEC.
Review of CPEC projects underway: Imran KhanKhan's remarks about the CPEC projects came as he chaired a Balochistan cabinet meeting on Saturday in Quetta during his first visit to the...
Pakistan government plans to renegotiate agreements reached under China's BRI: ReportThe projects concerned are part of the multi-billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) plan - the most ambitious part of the BRI, whi...