Whether or not Chinese infrastructure loans are a deliberate "debt-trap" strategy, the resultant high debt levels of ...

In a high-level hearing before the US House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia, a top official of the US State Department underscored the critical strategic importance of Sri Lanka ...

U.S. Defence cooperation can help South Asia resist coercion, says Dr. Paul Kapur. Most visited website in Sri Lanka.

The shipping traffic and factories never stop in China’s port city of Ningbo, but the local housing market has crashed and nearby restaurants sit empty. While Ningbo’s industry fuels China’s foreign ...

Australia’s prime minister pledged to reclaim operational control of the port. That still hasn’t happened, but the time might ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China will act to defend its companies' interests if Australia forcibly buys back control of the strategic northern port of Darwin ...

LONDON/WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - U.S. control of Venezuela's oil exports has ensnared barrels that had been servicing debt to China, lining up another potential showdown between the two ...

Millions of small businesses are discovering that the emergency fiscal help they relied on in 2020 came with a long tail of unintended consequences. When COVID-19 halted commerce, the Small Business ...

Despite a lack of diplomatic relations, Beijing has been remarkably successful in expanding its economic and even political influence in Guatemala.

Americans owe $1.23T in credit card debt at 22.83% APR while the Fed rate sits at 3.72%. Issuers maintain a constant 15-18 point markup over prime. Fed cuts don’t reduce consumer borrowing costs. A $5 ...