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Clinton sees quiet progress on Asia tour
May 08, 2012 (AFP)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday closed a tour of rising powers India and China during which she turned to quiet diplomacy to make small but cle...
Arms race between China and India?
May 07, 2012 (Voice of Russia)
An Interview with Gennady Yevstafiev, retired Lieutenant General of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service. Mr. Yevstafiev, thank you so much for joining us n...
Walker's World: After me, the deluge
May 07, 2012 (UPI)
Nicolas Sarkozy has narrowly lost the French presidency after a single term but his Socialist Party successor, Francois Hollande hasn't won a mandate. There are...
China's defense chief visits Pentagon amid diplomatic row
May 07, 2012 (AFP)
The Pentagon hosted China's Defense Minister Liang Guanglie on Monday in a bid to boost military ties as the United States tried to contain the fallout from a d...
Russia and China: common goals and common concerns
May 07, 2012 (Voice of Russia)
Russia and China recently launched one of the largest joint navy drills, with a total of 25 ships and submarines, over 20 aircraft and special forces on both si...
'Mammoth' tasks ahead for Hollande: World press
May 07, 2012 (AFP)
The European and international press described the victory of Socialist Francois Hollande in the French presidential election as a turning point for Europe, but...
Russia and China are intensifying cooperation in the military sphere
May 07, 2012 (Voice of Russia)
Russian-Chinese war games "Naval Interaction-2012" in the Yellow sea entered their active phase on April 24. 25 warships, 13 aircrafts, 9 helicopters and 2 unit...
Row over dissident threatens broader China-US ties
May 03, 2012 (AFP)
The diplomatic row over Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng could hurt Sino-US efforts to cooperate on Iran, Syria and key economic issues but both sides want to ...
Outside View: What might go right
May 02, 2012 (UPI)
One of the most overly abused questions asks whether the proverbial glass is half full or half empty. To a cynic who, after all, is only an experienced realist,...
China defense minister to visit US
May 02, 2012 (AFP)
Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie will visit the United States next week to meet his US counterpart Leon Panetta as the two nations seek to shore up testy...
China violated Indian airspace in March: minister
May 02, 2012 (AFP)
China breached Indian airspace twice in March, a minister said Wednesday, adding the intrusions were reported to Beijing to "facilitate maintenance of peace" be...
Clinton heads to China as dissident case looms
May 01, 2012 (AFP)
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton headed to China Tuesday as US officials raced to find a solution to a sensitive row over a top dissident reportedly holed up ...
Energy, economy top EU talks with China's likely premier
May 01, 2012 (AFP)
China's premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang flew in to Brussels on Tuesday for a visit aimed at tightening the bond between the two trade giants with a slew of energy...
China, US face damaging fallout from activist's flight
Apr 30, 2012 (AFP)
The escape of a Chinese activist championed by Washington and now said to be under US protection is hugely embarrassing for Beijing and comes at the worst possi...
India's border regions facing tough times
Apr 30, 2012 (UPI)
One of India's top military officials warned that the Wagah border region could become unstable when U.S. and international forces start leaving Afghanistan. Wi...
Obama, Japanese PM meet at White House
Apr 30, 2012 (AFP)
President Barack Obama welcomed Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda to the White House Monday, as Japan and the United States look to reinvigorate defense tie...
Japan PM in US to turn page for alliance
Apr 29, 2012 (AFP)
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Sunday started a visit to the United States aimed at turning the page on an uneasy few years in the alliance, days aft...
US shores up ties in Asia push
Apr 28, 2012 (AFP)
The United States is embarking on two weeks of intense diplomacy on Asia as it seeks to rekindle friendly ties with Japan and India while managing an often frac...
US to pull 9,000 Marines from southern Japan
Apr 27, 2012 (AFP)
The United States said Friday it would pull 9,000 Marines out of Japan as it seeks to ease a long-running standoff over the future of its huge military presence...
China's likely premier, Putin praise 'unprecedented' ties
Apr 27, 2012 (AFP)
China's likely next premier Li Keqiang and Russian strongman Vladimir Putin on Friday praised close ties between the two giant neighbours as they met amid power...
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