Nepal & China to sign implementation plan of Beijing-backed BRI projects: Nepal's Deputy PMDeputy Prime Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha announced that Nepal and China will soon sign the implementation plan of the Belt and Road Init...
28 Jan, 2024, 10.49 PM IST
Environmental damage from Belt and Road Initiative projects on riseChina's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects have caused significant damage to the environment across all countries where they were impl...
13 Jul, 2023, 09.31 AM IST
BRI projects in Nepal suffer amid funding challengesDuring a recent visit (March 25-27) of Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi to Nepal, the two countries signed nine agreements, but none was re...
01 Apr, 2022, 12.54 AM IST
China’s agony: Slow pace of BRI projects in NepalDuring the recent visit (March 25-27) of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Nepal, both countries signed nine agreements, but none of them...
30 Mar, 2022, 12.10 PM IST
Myanmar’s military junta revives scope of BRI projectsIn March, the ruling junta approved the $2.5 billion Mee Lin Gyaing, a liquefied natural gas power project under BRI in Ayeyarwady region. ...
26 Jul, 2021, 07.19 AM IST
China considers softening BRI to mitigate environment impact following G-7 & India pushbackAn internal study in China believes BRI projects in Iran and Afghanistan face environmental challenges compared to BRI projects in SE Asia ...
17 Jun, 2021, 07.28 PM IST
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits Myanmar with aim to speed up BRI projectsChina-Myanmar-Economic-Corridor (CMEC) is aimed at giving China access to the Bay of Bengal in India’s immediate neighbourhood and therefor...
09 Jan, 2021, 09.34 AM IST
Majority of China's BRI projects abroad adversely affected by COVID-19 pandemic: OfficialThe BRI is seen as an attempt by China to further its influence abroad with infrastructure projects funded by Chinese investments all over ...
28 Jun, 2020, 04.23 PM IST
Covid-19 pandemic puts brakes on Chinese projectsThe lack of travel facilities for Chinese labour is a key factor in this process, with thousands of Chinese workers unable to return to wor...
06 Apr, 2020, 11.43 PM IST
China expands BRI outreach in South Asia to beat US in trade warBelt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects in South Asia, like other continents, not only use Chinese capital but also Chinese labourers, raw ...
03 Nov, 2019, 08.21 PM IST
Compulsory Mandarin in Nepal's schools to make Himalayan state "China ready" for BRIA Chinese government's proposal of paying salaries of mandarin teachers in Nepal has prompted many private schools in the Himalayan kingdom...
18 Jun, 2019, 09.13 AM IST
BRI projects: No more than vanity developments for the leadersIn influencing the leaders, China has also given a go-by to its longstanding policy of mutual non-interference in the internal affairs of c...
01 May, 2019, 10.49 PM IST
China may agree on sustainable financial aid for Belt & Road Initiative projectsAlong with China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a number of BRI projects are controversial.
23 Apr, 2019, 10.40 AM IST
International Community must watch China's penchant for “setting up a different kitchen”China is not compromising on controversial projects like CPEC despite India's protest.
19 Apr, 2019, 11.15 AM IST
China seeking global partners to fund its BRI projectsChina will be holding the second Belt and Road Forum (BRF) in April, which Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated would be bigger than the...
18 Mar, 2019, 04.03 PM IST
President-elect Ibu Solih may look at halting BRI projects in MaldivesThere is talk that the new President might cancel some BRI projects that were encouraged by his predecessor.
19 Oct, 2018, 08.08 AM IST
China's BRI faces slowdown following US trade measuresThe tough trade measures introduced by the Trump administration could slow down Beijing's ambitions by restricting funds for BRI projects
11 Sep, 2018, 09.23 PM IST