19 killed in China factory fire ahead of National Day
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Nineteen people have died in a factory fire in eastern China just ahead of massive countrywide National Day celebrations. The official Xinhua News Agency...
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China donates explosive detectors worth Rs.750 million
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The government of People’s Republic of China has donated several equipment including drugs and explosive detectors worth Rs. 750 million to Sri Lanka. The...
Hong Kong protests: China flag desecrated as fresh unrest erupts
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Activists in Hong Kong have desecrated a Chinese flag and vandalised a shopping centre on the 16th straight weekend of anti-government protests. Escalators and...
‘ALIT withdrew from Lotus Tower Project unannounced’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Sri Lankan Ambassador to China Dr. Karunasena Kodituwakku says the Aerospace Long-March International Trade Co. Ltd. (ALIT), which entered into an agreement with Sri...
Trade war: US hits China with new wave of tariffs
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The US has imposed fresh tariffs on $112bn (£92bn) of Chinese imported goods such as shoes, nappies and food. The new tariffs are a...
Yang Hengjun: Australian writer faces spying charges in China
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun has been formally arrested on espionage charges in China, Australian officials have confirmed. The Australian citizen has been held in...
Trump’s regrets on China trade war ‘misunderstood’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Reports that the US president regretted escalating the trade war with China have been misinterpreted, according to the White House. Donald Trump had earlier...
INF nuclear treaty: Trump says new pact should include China
(UTV|COLOMBO) – US President Donald Trump has said he wants a new nuclear pact to be signed by both Russia and China. Mr Trump said he...
Australia calls on China to allow Uighur mother and son’s travel
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Australian government has called on China to allow an ethnic Uighur mother and son to leave the country, following a public plea from...
China urged to end mass Xinjiang detentions by countries at UN
(UTV|COLOMBO) – More than 20 countries at the UN Human Rights Council have signed a joint letter criticising China’s treatment of ethnic Uighurs in the Xinjiang...