Russia's Rosneft (ROSN.MM) agreed a $270 billion deal to double oil supplies to China on Friday, as the Kremlin energy champion shifts its focus to Asia from saturated and crisis-hit European markets.

• June 21, 2013

Afghan officials have said the removal of the flag and nameplate from the Taliban's Qatar office is not enough.

• June 20, 2013

North Korea has expressed willingness to restart long-stalled nuclear talks with international partners, China's foreign ministry has said.

• June 20, 2013

Emerging markets are suffering a sharp pullback by investors fearful of a shock from China just as confidence in the world economy, and the euro zone in particular, rises, according to a survey of fund managers.

• June 18, 2013

A senior North Korean official who has been the country's negotiator at denuclearization talks will visit Beijing this week, China said on Monday, although analysts were skeptical Pyongyang was about to make concessions on its nuclear program.

• June 17, 2013

For the first time in the Turkmenistan's history, there will be a lawmaker in parliament who is not a member of the ruling party.

• June 15, 2013

Iranians are voting to choose their next president. The outcome is likely to be determined by several factors including turnout, the degree of fairness of the vote, the level of state interference, and the choices made by undecided and swing voters.

• June 14, 2013

The European Union lodged a complaint at the World Trade Organization on Thursday against China's imposition of anti-dumping duties on imports of stainless steel tubes, six months after Japan filed a similar case, the WTO said.

• June 13, 2013