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Economy
Chinese delegation to evaluate Lithuania’s readiness to export cattle
A delegation of experts from the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) of the People’s Republic of China will be visiting Lithuania for two weeks starting Tuesday. They will evaluate how animal health, wellbeing and serious transmissible diseases are controlled in Lithuania. One of the key goals of the visit is to begin exporting cattle from Lithuania to China. […]
Economy
Economy
Chinese online retailers pick Lithuania as gateway to Europe and Russia
Products sold on the internet for a couple of euros and the possibility to purchase them in any country for such a low price is a real horror for local sellers. Chinese suppliers may be closer than ever before – China’s e-commerce companies are already cooperating with European logistic companies. “Lithuanian Post” is among the open gates for China, enabling them to reach European and Russian markets. […]
Economy
China’s stock market plunge may affect global trade, Lithuanian foreign minister says
China‘s stock market plunge may affect EU and global trade, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Thursday. […]
Economy
PM Butkevičius invites China to send food experts to Lithuania
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius on weekend invited China’s Deputy Prime Minister to send experts to check the Lithuanian dairy and meat processing companies before autumn. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania steps up cooperation with China’s Shandong Province
On 18 May in Vilnius, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Rolandas Kriščiūnas and Vice-Governor of Shandong Province Xia Geng opened a business forum, which was attended by about 50 representatives of Chinese enterprises and 70 representatives of Lithuanian companies. Business meetings were also held and interests of the two countries were presented. […]
Economy
Lithuania signs 3 memoranda with China Merchants Group
Three memoranda of understanding were signed on Friday with China Merchants Group at the Office of the Government. The memoranda were signed regarding Kaunas Free Economic Zone, Lithuanian Railways and Klaipėda State Seaport. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s cooperation with China gathers momentum
On 30 April, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius met with Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in the Republic of Lithuania Wei Ruixing. The meeting focused on bilateral relations, future opportunities for development of trade in agricultural sector, cooperation in China+16 format, and future prospects, the Government’s press service said. […]
Foreign affairs
Foreign affairs
Lithuania and China sign agreement on recognizing academic qualifications
Lithuania’s Education and Science Minister Dainius Pavalkis and China‘s Deputy Education Minister Li Weihong signed an agreement on bilateral recognition of academic qualifications. The agreement was signed at the 5th Asia-Europe Meeting of Ministers for Education (ASEM ME5) which is being held on 27-28 April in Riga, Latvia. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian president accepts letters of credence from ambassador of China
President Dalia Grybauskaitė accepted letters of credence from Ambassador Wei Ruixing of the People’s Republic of China, the presidential press service said. […]
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Russia and China boycott Lithuania-organized UN meeting on Crimea
Russia, China, Venezuela and Angola ignored the recent informal UN Security Council meeting, organized by Lithuania, on the human rights situation in Crimea which was annexed by Russia a year ago. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania expects China’s statement to bring “new phase of cooperation”
Lithuania’s government hopes that the statement published by China on Tuesday will pave way for trade and economic cooperation, as well as put an end to diplomatic tensions that started when the Dalai Lama visited Vilnius 18 months ago. […]
Foreign affairs
China issues statement on relations with Lithuania
China wants to develop friendly relations with Lithuania after they soured when Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with the Dalai Lama in Vilnius in 2013, the Chinese’s Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Hua Chunying said in a statement published on the ministry’s website on Tuesday. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian parliament cancels trip to Taiwan for fear of angering China
The Board of the Seimas of Lithuania has canceled a trip of three lawmakers to Taiwan to avoid angering China. The move follows Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius’ recent meeting with his Chinese counterpart in Serbia. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian prime minister discusses cooperation with China in Belgrade
While on a working visit in Belgrade, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius met with Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of China, Li Keqiang, to discuss possibilities for closer political and economic cooperation, development of relations in transport, agriculture, and education, as well as China + 16 format and its outlook for the future, the prime minister’s press service said. […]
Economy
Russia’s customs measures could shave off up to 4 percent of Lithuania’s GDP
Lithuania’s gross domestic product could fall by four percent if all exports to Russia came to a halt and some of logistic companies went bankrupt, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Thursday, adding that the likelihood of the worst-case scenario is low. […]
Opinion
Opinion: The importance of manners in the East
A small episode recently has shown that Russian President Vladimir Putin feels like he is a know-it-all who can ignore his advisory team. It happened in Beijing during the fireworks show for the APEC summit participants. […]
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