Double-digit rise for China's military spending
China has announced a double-digit increase in its secretive military budget but insisted the annual outlay of more than 90 billion US dollars posed no external threat, despite concern worldwide.
Kyrgyzstan represents investment interest for Russia
Kyrgyzstan represents investment interest for Russia, press-service of Kyrgyz Parliament quoted the Russian State Duma Chairman Boris Gryzlov, reporting on the meeting of Speaker Akhmatbek Keldibekov with his counterpart in Moscow
Russia demands Japan investigate protest
Russia is demanding that Japan investigate a protest that took place outside the Russian embassy in Tokyo, and warning that it could open its own criminal case in the matter.
Belarus does not answer Lithuania's questions about NPP’s environmental impact
Belarus has not yet answered questions regarding the nuclear power plant's environmental impact, states the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania.
EBRD and Bulgaria team up to boost energy efficiency
The EBRD and the Government of Bulgaria have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on March 2 to boost competitiveness of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) through investments in energy efficiency in order to strengthen the transition of the South East European country towards a green economy.
Russia: Disputed Islands to Receive Arms
Russia will arm a group of disputed islands at the center of a growing debate with Japan with antiship missiles and attack helicopters, the Interfax news agency cited the military general staff as saying Tuesday. Russian P-800 rockets, known as Yakhonts, will be deployed on the islands, which Russia calls the Southern Kuriles and Japan calls the Northern Territories, Interfax quoted an unnamed representative of the general staff as saying. Russia also plans to send Mi-28N battle helicopters to the islands, Interfax cited the representative as saying.
Russia and the uprisings in the Middle East
The ongoing wave of popular uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa has provoked alarm within the Kremlin, which fears the destabilizing impact of these events on Russia’s national interests in the region, the world economy and mass consciousness throughout the former Soviet sphere.
India-Asean business fair to leverage Brand India
India’s search for economic and strategic space in changing world order resulted in ‘Look East’ Policy. The bedrock of this policy is to foster economic and security cooperation with our east neighboring countries. Believing in philosophy of the Look East Policy, India is aiming at leveraging its economic and strategic interest by greater integration with East and South-east Asia.
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