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NAIROBI, Kenya – Somali pirates seized a Chinese cargo ship Monday with 25 people onboard, a naval spokesman for the European Union's anti-piracy force said, in the first successful attack on a Chinese vessel since the country deployed three naval warships to the region. Cmdr. John Harbour...

KARACHI, Pakistan – Burqa-clad assailants armed with Kalashnikov rifles and hand grenades attempted to attack an oil terminal in southern Pakistan but were thwarted by a security guard who was gunned down as the suspects escaped, officials said Tuesday. The three attackers, dressed in the...

BEIJING (AFP) – Beijing said Saturday a US decision to slap steep tariffs on imported Chinese tires was "protectionist" and threatened retaliation in China's first trade spat with the Obama administration. "China is firmly opposed to this measure of serious commercial protectionism by the...

MOSCOW, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela recognizes the independence of Georgia's breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Thursday. "Venezuela joins the recognition of the independent republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia," Chavez, who is...

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama declared a new era of "cooperation, not confrontation" with China on Monday, even though two days of high-level talks were not expected to resolve differences over the two nations' yawning trade gap and China's unease over soaring U.S. budget deficits. The...

In the last few days, India has dispatched roughly 60,000 troops to its border with China, the scene of enduring territorial disputes between the two countries. J.J. Singh, the Indian governor of the controversial area, said the move was intended to “meet future security challenges” from...

It has been reported by the current issue of JDW under the title of "Pakistan to receive first Sword-class frigate from China in August" that Pakistan is considering acquiring four Type 054 Class FFG after the four Sword Class (F-22P) have been delivered. I am not able to find any other sources...

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea's top court convicted two American journalists and sentenced them to 12 years in labor prison Monday, intensifying the reclusive nation's confrontation with the United States. The North's Central Court tried TV reporters Laura Ling and Euna Lee during...

Sri Lanka being invited as 'observer' to SCO in June RAW & MOSSAD fail to derail Pakistan-Iran pipeline. Deal defies US. Posted on June 6, 2009 by Moin Ansari The signing of the Iran-Pakistan pipeline and the release of Mumbai suspect Saeed on the eve of Richard Holbrooke’s visit to...

China could replace Japan as the world’s second highest producer in gross domestic product, according to an expert at Japan’s Nomura Institute of Capital Market Research. If China’s economic growth hit eight percent, as its leaders claim, the Chinese GDP will exceed Japan’s and stand only...

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I just heard the Asian summit of ASEAN + 3 (CJK) was cancelled because of protests.

China’s Best Westerns Chen Zhu is a new model Chinese leader, a non-communist who trained in the West. In the relative privacy of the minibus, Chen Zhu lets down his guard. "It's a shame," China's health minister almost whispers, glancing at his hands. Between stops on a whirlwind...

Russian-Chinese exercises to be held in China in summer 16:21 | 18/ 03/ 2009 Print version MOSCOW, March 18 (RIA Novosti) - Russian-Chinese military exercises dubbed Peace Mission 2009 will be held in the summer in northeastern China, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday. The...

Vinay Shukla Moscow, 10 Mar (PTI) Russia and China are in talks again on the sale of Sukhoi Su-33 multirole fighters amidst indications that the Chinese navy could have revived its plans to acquire or build an aircraft carrier. A top defence source was quoted by Interfax news agency as...

HOHHOT, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- An oil field with reserves of about100 million tonnes has been found in Siziwang Banner in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, where the Shenzhou-7 space module landed last year. Experts said the oil field has workable reserves of 35 million to 40...