Yanjian Group is a Chinese construction and engineering company. It is one of the 250 largest international contractors in 2013 as reported by Engineering News-Record magazine. The exterior of the theatre

Foreign aid projects sponsored by China are a frequent source of work for the company. The

Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre The Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre ( si, නෙළුම් පොකුණ මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ රඟහල, ''nelum pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa rangahala''; often known as Nelum Pokuna; previously the National Performin ...

is a theatre in

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

built in 2011 by China as a gift to enhance ties with

. Construction of the 1288 seat venue was handled by the Yanjian Group. In 2013 in

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, it built a six story building for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, funded by a no-interest loan from China. The earlier building on the site had been destroyed by fire. International contracting for the company is not limited to Chinese aid projects. In 2013, the government of

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based on funding from the

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contracted 7 Chinese construction companies including Yanjian to renovate hospitals across the country. In the first phase of contracting, Yanjian was allocated responsibility for the Nakaseke hospital in a project worth 12 billion Ugandan shillings. In addition to contracting work, the company develops real estate. In

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, it invested in and developed the Midtown Apartments, a 72 million Australian dollar residential tower.

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