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Sino-Japanese relations remain tense
Sino-Japanese relations have continued to fester in the wake of a sharp dispute last month over the arrest of a Chinese trawler captain by Japanese authorities in waters near the contested islets of Diaoyu (known as Senkaku in Japan) in the East China Sea. Faced with Chinese retaliation, the Japanese government released the captain, but tensions remain.
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Azerbaijan President completes official visit to Ukraine
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev on Thursday has ended his official visit to Ukraine.
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Tajikistan, Belarus to sign agreement on inter-parliamentary cooperation
Parliaments of Belarus and Tajikistan intend to sign an agreement on cooperation
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Russia's Afghan agenda
Gorbachev has valuable advice for the US on the war in Afghanistan that Putin would rather he keep to himself
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Japan, Vietnam to discuss nuclear power, rare minerals
The leaders of Japan and Vietnam are expected to hodl talks on a nuclear energy pact and the joint development of rare earth minerals when they meet in Hanoi this weekend
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Putin to lead government delegation to Ukraine
A delegation of Russian ministers led by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will visit Ukraine on Wednesday to discuss a wide range of bilateral issues, including energy cooperation, with Ukrainian top officials, the prime minister's spokesman said.
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Russian military could be drawn back into Afghanistan
Nato officials explore joint initiatives ahead of landmark alliance summit, which is to include President Medvedev
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China, EU Complicate Talks on Turkmen Gas
Turkmenistan and Russia bolstered their natural gas relationship on Friday during a visit by President Dmitry Medvedev to his counterpart Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, with both sides hedging their bets as the Chinese market grows and the European one shrinks.
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