German industry leaders called Wednesday for Berlin to draw up a new business strategy for Central Asia and Russia amid growing competition in the region from China.

• October 14, 2010

The Kyrgyz Central Election Commission (CEC) agreed Wednesday to consider a recount of Sunday's parliamentary election after claims one party may have unfairly missed representation.

• October 14, 2010

It is necessary for the Baltic States to cooperate in the liberalization of the natural gas market and the development of supply, said Foreign Ministry State Secretary Andris Teikmanis in his address to a conference on energy security matters in the Estonian capital Tallinn. LETA was informed of this by the Foreign Ministry's Press Center.

• October 13, 2010

A two-week standoff between China and Japan over a boat collision has once again underlined the communist state's penchant for bullying its neighbors, and might have done more harm than good for the emergence of China as the leader in the region over the long term.

• October 13, 2010

Bulgaria invites Chinese investment as the country offers the lowest taxes within the European Union, a senior Bulgarian official said Monday.

• October 12, 2010

At its third Session, the of the Assembly of Members of the Seimas of Lithuania, the Sejm and Senate of Poland, and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine called for strengthening the external energy policy of the European Union (EU) to address the ongoing challenges.

• October 12, 2010

Five parties have passed the 5- percent threshold at the Kyrgyz parliamentary election, according to the final data obtained through the Central Election Commission 's automated vote count system till late Monday.

• October 12, 2010

The Russian nuclear industry has profited handsomely from building reactors in developing countries, including India, China and Iran. Now it is testing the prospect of becoming a major supplier to the European Union, too.

• October 12, 2010