Tag: South Asia

China to share experience of overcoming “absolute poverty” with South Asian countries

The President’s Office last morning came under severe criticism after a tweet was released from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s official Twitter account which claimed that Sri Lanka was the first country in South Asia to acquire a consignment of Pfizer vaccines.

Coronavirus infections in the South Asia region surpassed 30 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally of official data, led by India which is struggling with a second COVID-19 wave and a vaccine shortage across the region.

Sri Lanka on Saturday approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in Sri Lanka, as the island nation battles a third wave of the virus, while suffering a restricted supply of vaccines from neighboring India.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced new structures of cooperation between China and five South Asian countries and invited India to join.

Opposition to China’s involvement may have prevented India, Bhutan and the Maldives from participating in the video conference

Coronavirus infections in the South Asia sub-region surpassed the grim milestone of 15 million on Saturday, a Reuters tally shows, led by India’s record daily infections and vaccine shortages.

Sri Lanka will build South Asia’s first Disneyland in the proposed Bopitiya leisure Park which will be created by Korea Cavitation Co. a company with Investments from Malaysia and Korea.

South Asia is more than a geographical entity. It has been shaped by history which is also a clue to the future, says Uditha Devapriya in Ceylon Today

Colombo, 10 March (Olympic.lk) – In a drive to position Sri Lanka as a South Asian leader in Esports, Gamer.LK has partnered with the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka to host a series of international Esports tournaments, starting with the InGame Esports South Asia Cup this March. Electronic Sports, referred to as Esports, is the competitive play of video ...