Clinton Renews Asia Dispute Push
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressed Asian leaders gathered in Hanoi to resolve their maritime disputes through international legal channels, repeating a U.S. position that has raised China's ire in recent months.
Baltic Sea Strategy delivers tangible results
One year after the establishment of Europe's first 'macro-region', which brings together ten countries around the Baltic Sea, a number of positive results can already be seen, according to Johannes Hahn, the European commissioner in charge of regional policy.
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.
Four hopes, five preferences, and one big test
The anointment of a new leader of the Chinese Communist Party has usefully re-focused the world's attention on how China might use its growing economic, military and diplomatic power and influence in the coming years, and how its neighbors, and especially the United States, will respond. A lot is riding on China's decision. The regional and even the international order for the coming decades, and perhaps longer, will depend on which pathway it selects.
Azerbaijan President completes official visit to Ukraine
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev on Thursday has ended his official visit to Ukraine.
Kyrgyzstan to announce election results later this week: Otunbayeva
Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Commission (CEC) will announce the final results of parliamentary elections later this week and the winning parties will start forming a coalition, acting President Roza Otunbayeva said
Baltic Sea Strategy delivering 'tangible results'
One year after the establishment of Europe's first 'macro-region', which brings together 10 countries nested around the Baltic Sea, a number of positive results can already be seen, according to Johannes Hahn, the European commissioner in charge of regional policy.
India signs nuclear convention
The United States has welcomed as a "positive" step India's signing of an international convention governing liability in case of nuclear accidents.
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