China has expressed its "deep concern" to North Korea after a Chinese airplane crossed the path of a rocket launched by the isolated state, China's foreign ministry said on Friday.

• Date: 07.03.2014  |  Published on EGF: 07.03.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Depositors wanting to withdraw money from a rural bank in eastern China's prosperous Jiangsu province ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday found the doors locked, their money gone and employees offering a simple explanation.

• Date: 05.03.2014  |  Published on EGF: 05.03.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

NATO announced a full review of its cooperation with Russia on Wednesday to try to pressure Moscow into backing down on Ukraine and said it would suspend planning for a joint mission linked to Syrian chemical weapons.

• Date: 05.03.2014  |  Published on EGF: 05.03.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

The Israeli navy seized a ship in the Red Sea on Wednesday that was carrying dozens of advanced Iranian-supplied rockets made in Syria and intended for Palestinian guerrillas in the Gaza Strip, the military said.

• Date: 05.03.2014  |  Published on EGF: 05.03.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the situation in Ukraine by telephone on Tuesday and their positions on the issue are "close", the Kremlin said.

• Date: 04.03.2014  |  Published on EGF: 04.03.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

President Vladimir Putin delivered a robust defense of Russia's actions in Crimea on Tuesday and said he would use force in Ukraine only as a last resort, easing market fears that East-West tension over the former Soviet republic could lead to war.

• Date: 04.03.2014  |  Published on EGF: 04.03.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

U.S. stocks rallied on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 at a record high, as fears of a confrontation between Russia and Ukraine eased and Russian President Vladimir Putin said there was no need to use military force in the Crimea region for now.

• Date: 04.03.2014  |  Published on EGF: 04.03.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Russian President Vladimir Putin secured his parliament's authority on Saturday to invade Ukraine after troops seized control of the Crimea peninsula and pro-Moscow demonstrators hoisted flags above government buildings in two eastern cities.

• Date: 01.03.2014  |  Published on EGF: 01.03.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/