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Chinese ships in disputed waters: Japan
Apr 20, 2013 (AFP)
Two Chinese government ships sailed into the waters of disputed Tokyo-controlled islands on Saturday, Japan's coastguard said. The surveillance ships entered th...
Chinese soldiers camp inside India border: Indian sources
Apr 20, 2013 (AFP)
Dozens of Chinese soldiers have set up camp in a Himalayan region claimed by India, Indian government sources say, signalling a potential renewal of border tens...
UN chief in unprecedented visit to Pentagon
Apr 18, 2013 (AFP)
Ban Ki-moon became the first UN secretary general to visit the Pentagon Thursday, holding talks with US military leaders on the crisis over North Korea and a pl...
Lithuania, Serbia PMs hail breakthrough in strained relations
Apr 18, 2013 (UPI)
Lithuania has reached a breakthrough in its strained relations with Serbia as Belgrade seeks closer EU ties, the countries' prime ministers say. Lithuanian Prim...
US warship in Southeast Asia gives punch to US Asian 'pivot'
Apr 18, 2013 (AFP)
A US warship designed to fight in coastal areas arrived Thursday in Singapore for its Southeast Asian deployment, underlining President Barack Obama's new strat...
Outside View: Lyndon W. Obama
Apr 17, 2013 (UPI)
The shadow of North Korea's latest provocations for the moment has obscured Iran and its nuclear ambitions. Another war on the Korean Peninsula would be a disas...
China faces threats but will defend itself: government
Apr 16, 2013 (AFP)
China took aim at the United States and its expanding military alliances with Asian allies on Tuesday, saying that the security build-up was a threat to regiona...
NATO head lauds Japan cooperation pledge
Apr 15, 2013 (AFP)
NATO head Anders Fogh Rasmussen Monday welcomed an agreement due to be signed with Tokyo pledging Japan's continued cooperation in the fight against "emerging s...
Hollande to visit China: Beijing
Apr 15, 2013 (AFP)
French President Francois Hollande will make a state visit to China next week, Beijing said Monday, his first to the world's number two economy. The trip also r...
China and Iceland seal free trade agreement
Apr 15, 2013 (AFP)
Iceland became the first European country to sign a free trade agreement with China on Monday, as Beijing looks to gain a foothold in the strategic Arctic regio...
US-China dialogue to be held July 8-12
Apr 13, 2013 (AFP)
The next US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue will be held in the US capital Washington July 8-12, the State Department said Saturday. Secretary of State Jo...
Cameron pitches for major change in EU
Apr 12, 2013 (UPI)
British Prime Minister David Cameron is pitching for change in the way European Union works and orders its members around through a largely unelected Brussels b...
ASEAN, China to meet on maritime code of conduct
Apr 11, 2013 (AFP)
Foreign ministers from ASEAN and China will hold a special meeting to hasten progress on a code of conduct in the disputed South China Sea, Indonesia's foreign ...
US-Russia reset on 'pause': US general
Apr 11, 2013 (AFP)
A "reset" in US-Russia relations is now on pause and Moscow likely will be "the primary actor of regional concern," the American general nominated to take over ...
Syria, N.Korea to dominate G8 foreign ministers talks
Apr 10, 2013 (AFP)
Syrian rebels are set to meet US Secretary of State John Kerry and other G8 foreign ministers gathered in London on Wednesday, with nuclear fears over North Kor...
Japan, Taiwan near accord on disputed isles fishery
Apr 10, 2013 (AFP)
Japan and Taiwan are close to an agreement on fishing rights for waters near islands at the centre of a territorial row that has soured ties between Beijing and...
China, Australia agree on annual PM meetings
Apr 09, 2013 (AFP)
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard agreed Tuesday to hold annual prime ministerial meetings, as Chinese money drives Austral...
Three Chinese ships in disputed waters: Japan
Apr 09, 2013 (AFP)
Chinese government ships temporarily entered the territorial waters of disputed Tokyo-controlled islands on Tuesday, Japan's coastguard said. The three surveill...
China to open disputed islands to tourism: official
Apr 07, 2013 (AFP)
China is to open disputed South China Sea islands up to tourism this month, state media reported Sunday, a move likely to inflame a long-running territorial row...
Japan ex-PM Fukuda meets China's Xi amid tensions
Apr 07, 2013 (AFP)
Former Japanese premier Yasuo Fukuda said he briefly met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday in his capacity as chairman of an international conference, but ...
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