Teater Garasi Wins Norway's Ibsen Scholarship

... Asian countries such as Japan, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. MPG competed with ... relations deputy at the Creative Economy Agency (Bekraf) Endah W. Sulistianti ... increase support for the creative economy industry," Endah said in the ...

APR Plots Indonesian Viscose-Rayon to Take Over World Fashion

... boost to Indonesia's creative economy—something President Jokowi has been ... year, mostly to Turkey, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka's Political Crisis Spurs Tourists to Cancel in Peak Season

... island's $87-billion economy, but the president's ... 2.1 million people visited Sri Lanka, tourism authorities say. ... the Hotels Association of Sri Lanka, adding that conference and ... Perera, president of the Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators ...

Maldives Set to Pull Out of China Free Trade Deal, Senior Lawmaker Says

... the world's second-biggest economy, the head of the largest ... diversify the $3.9 billion economy and boost fisheries exports from ... has been held up in Sri Lanka over Colombo's demand that ...

Archipelagic and Island States Strengthen Commitment to Address Climate Change

... , including Fiji, Madagascar, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Britain. Indonesia, through the ... and opportunities in the blue economy, sustainable fisheries and aquaculture. AIS ...

India Scrambles to Claw Back Ground in Sri Lanka After Pro-China Leader Named PM

... of Mahinda Rajapaksa as Sri Lanka's premier, has opened ... assistance to the people of Sri Lanka," an Indian foreign ministry ... . "For China, both Sri Lanka and Maldives were very important ... Sri Lanka," he said, adding that it came as Sri Lanka's economy ...

China Denounces Pompeo's 'Malicious' Latam Comments Amid Influence Battle

... the world's second-largest economy is building up influence amid ... as some countries, such as Sri Lanka, have become saddled with debt ...

Payment Due: Pacific Islands in the Red as Debts to China Mount

... increase overseas ties as its economy and global clout rose. ... possession of the strategically important Sri Lankan port at Hambantota ... $6 billion of loans that Sri Lanka owes China into equity. The ... of the size of your economy, regardless of the political ...

Wary of China's Rise, Pompeo Announces US Initiatives in Emerging Asia

... to develop the Indo-Pacific economy at an Asia-Pacific summit ... transportation and other reforms in Sri Lanka, Pompeo said. Speaking at the ...

China Overloading Poor Nations With Debt, Top US Official Says

... financing as "a free lunch." Sri Lanka formally handed over commercial activities ... $6 billion of loans that Sri Lanka owes China into equity. US ... Bank of China. "The local economy isn't benefiting from that ...