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Economy

PM to invite European retailers to invest in Lithuania

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says he plans to invite 12 European major retail chains to invest in Lithuania. […]

H.E. Ambassador Shen Zhifei and H.E. President Dalia Grybauskaitė
Opinion

Win-win Cooperation is an Unyielding Principal

Recently I read Mr. Mantas Macikas’ article “National Security Compromised in the Name of Chinese Investment” on the DELFI website. That is purely a pseudo-proposition. His groundless accusations may be out of his ignorance about China, but more likely his obsolete cold war mentality. The article distorts the vision of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and prejudicially deems China’s investment as a threat to Lithuania’s national security. As Chinese Ambassador, I have the responsibility to clarify those misunderstandings and present an authentic Belt and Road Initiative to you. […]

Society

Lithuanian chemists have synthesised ultrafast cyanide detector

A group of synthetic organic chemists at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania have synthesised a new material, which can be used as a detector of cyanides in water. In contact with cyanides it changes colour in half a minute – more than 20 times faster than currently used colorimetric commercial cyanide detection products, a press release from the university states. […]

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European Union

Lithuanian president, EU leaders to discuss Brexit, migration in Salzburg

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is leaving for the Austrian city of Salzburg where she will discuss the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union and migration issues with leaders of other EU states. […]

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Foreign affairs

Three Seas Initiative summit approves projects of importance to Lithuania

Several projects that are important for Lithuania, such as the Baltic power grids’ synchronization with the Continental European system, Gas Interconnector Poland-Lithuania (GIPL), Via Baltica, Rail Baltica and the Viking shuttle train service, are on a list of priority infrastructure projects approved by leaders of the Baltic, Black and Adriatic Seas region, the Lithuanian president’s office said on Tuesday. […]

Foreign affairs

Caritas appeals to Lithuanians to help flood-hit India

Caritas of Vilnius Archdiocese has launched a campaign to collect donations for flood-ravaged India. […]