AFP REPORT in Dawn, April 15th, 2023BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said his country is “concerned” about the impact of recent policies introduced by Afghanistan’s Taliban government on the rights of women, state media reported on Friday. Qin’s comments at a regional summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, come after a decision by the conservative Taliban authorities to bar women from working for the United Nations sparked international outrage. “China and other friendly neighbours of Afghanistan…
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by Zhao Ziwen in SCMP, Apr 14, 2023China will focus more on economic ties and anti-terror work with Afghanistan, an observer said, citing a position paper released as the Chinese foreign minister began his first trip to Central Asia. The paper repeated Beijing’s shared regional approach towards the Taliban regime but offered little on new policies relating to Afghanistan, according to Zhu Yongbiao, director of the Centre for Afghanistan Studies at Lanzhou University in northwestern…
Reuters report Apr 13, 20223Washington:- Japan, France and India will announce a new platform for creditors to coordinate restructuring of Sri Lanka’s debt, Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Wednesday, adding it would be “very nice” if China were to join the effort. As chair of this year’s Group of Seven (G7) meeting, Japan has put efforts to address debt vulnerabilities of middle-income countries such as Sri Lanka as among priorities for debate. The…
By Mujeeb Rahman Awrang Stanikzai in TOLOnews, Apr12, 2023 at 9:22 PMThe embassy of China in Kabul shed light on 11 points that clarified the country’s position regarding Afghanistan. The point first, the embassy said in a statement, was that China respects the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Afghanistan and that it also respects the independent choices made by the Afghan people and respects the religious beliefs and national customs of Afghanistan. “China never…
report in ECONOMYNEXT, April 9, 2023Sri Lanka had signed an agreement with the China International Development Cooperation Agency to get a data forensic lab as part of foreign aid, China’s embassy in Colombo said. Ambassador Deng Boqing, Vice Chairman of China International Development Cooperation Agency had visited Sri Lanka from April 04 to 07. He had met Sri Lanka President and Minister of Finance Ranil Wickremesinghe, Minister of Transport and Highways Bandula Gunawardane, Minister of…
by Krishana Prasain in The Kathmandu Post Apr 9, 2023Following a meeting of the Nepal-China border trade mechanism in Lhasa on March 29, the Rasuwagadhi-Kerung border point has finally come into full operation from April 1, after being closed for 38 months. China also resumed passengers’ clearance at the Jilong (Rasuwa) dry port. Nepali traders say they are encouraged by the opening of the borders but remain cautiously optimistic. They hope there will be no…
By Mukul Sharma in Wion, Apr 07, 2023 at 09:47 PMChina has proposed setting up of a radar base in Sri Lanka, aiming to counter India’s naval presence and strategic oversight in the Indian Ocean region, a report has claimed. The proposed radar base will focus on monitoring the activities of the Indian Navy while also evaluating New Delhi’s strategic assets in the region, Economic Times reported. The paper reported that Aerospace Information Research of…
by Raj Bahadur Shahi in the Kathmandu Post, April 7, 2023Residents of remote Mugu district bordering China have long been eking out a living by conducting trade with the northern neighbour. In early 2020, the border closed, and hundreds of households in this northwest corner of Nepal were pushed to the edge of poverty after all commerce came to a halt. Villagers living close to the Nepal-China border points say Beijing’s erratic trade policy is…
report in The Himalayan Times, Apr 4, 2023Nepal largely depends on technical human resources from foreign countries for the implementation of big projects. According to official data, skilled human resources required for various large projects here are hired from other countries. The Department of Labour and Occupational Safety said workforce from around 100 countries in the world are currently engaged in various projects in Nepal and the Chinese make up the highest portion. Likewise, workers…
by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post,Apr 1, 2023Nepal and China are set to hold the 15th round of Diplomatic Consultation Mechanism talks in Beijing next week. For this, foreign secretary Bharat Raj Paudyal will travel to Beijing. At the talks scheduled for April 7, officials will discuss further promotion of bilateral relations and cooperation including high-level visits. Sun Weidong who has served as vice-minister of Foreign Affairs since 15 November 2022 will be leading…