China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Pakistan this week for talks with Pakistani leaders aimed at consolidating political, strategic and economic cooperation, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
BEIJING, February 9. /TASS/. China is against Washington's plans to provide Ukraine with weapons, the country's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Monday.
Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan, in talks with South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo on Wednesday, voiced concern over a possible deployment of an advanced missile defense system in South Korea by the United States.
WASHINGTON, Jan 20, 2015 (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday sharply cut its 2015-2016 world growth forecast of only six months ago, saying lower oil prices did not offset pervasive weaknesses around the globe.
TEHRAN, YJC. Deputy managing director of Iranian oil company announced Iran’s agreement with China to finance one of the country’s largest refinery projects.
SINGAPORE, Jan 7, 2015 (AFP) - The plunge in crude prices will give a much-needed boost to Asia's oil-guzzling economies and provides governments a "golden opportunity" to implement crucial structural reforms such as cutting expensive energy subsidies, analysts say.
CARACAS, Jan 04, 2015 (AFP) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro begins a trip to China and OPEC member countries late Sunday in search of financial support as his country reels from falling oil prices and a tattered economy.
Hong Kong (CNN) -- The 32-year-old son of actor and kung fu star Jackie Chan has been charged with a drug offense and could face up to three years in jail.
Pakistan to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization will not diminish the role of Russia and China in that organization, while the idea of Iran's accession to the SCO that may follow the settlement of the Iranian nuclear program is getting ever more crucial, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the State Duma on Wednesday.
BRISBANE, Australia, Nov 15, 2014 (AFP) - Russia's Cold War-style standoff with the West sent a chill through G20 summit talks on Saturday, as an ambitious new push on climate change undermined host Australia's focus on action to heat up the world economy.
BERLIN, Nov 12, 2014 (AFP) - UN climate chief Christiana Figueres on Wednesday hailed a landmark agreement between the United States and China on reducing greenhouse emissions as a significant boost towards a global accord.
TOKYO, Nov 10, 2014 (AFP) - A 30-minute summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping was a "first step" on the road to improving relations between Asia's two largest economies after years of hostility, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday.
BEIJING, Oct 26, 2014 (AFP) - China intends to improve efficiency in military spending through tighter monitoring of how funds are used, state media reported Sunday.
Tehran, YJC. A number of Chinese investors have expressed their willingness to invest in Iran's steel industry, a senior trade official said on Wednesday.
SINGAPORE, Oct 21, 2014 (AFP) - Oil prices rose in Asian trade Tuesday, buoyed by strong industrial production data from China, the world's top energy consuming nation, analysts said.
Tehran, YJC. China has said that the ongoing nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 group have entered a “final” and “crucial” stage, calling on all involved sides to show creativity in order to facilitate a final accord.
BEIJING, Sept 23, 2014 (AFP) - A Chinese court on Tuesday sentenced a prominent scholar from China's mostly-Muslim Uighur minority to life in prison for "separatism," his lawyer said, in a case which critics say could add to tensions in the restive Xinjiang region.