Nepal's army launches new offensive on Maoist rebels

NEPALI troops backed by helicopters have attacked Maoist camps in the
jungles in the west of the country as part of a new offensive against
the rebels launched after the king seized power a week ago.

China for pushing forward ties with India

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing said Thursday his country is "willing to unswervingly push forward" its ties with India, reports Xinhua.

India, China move to end oil rivalry

In what could be the high point of the Mani Shankar Aiyar-initiated oil diplomacy, China's external oil arm, the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), and ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) are likely to bid jointly for oil and gas assets across the globe — instead of battling against one another.

80% of Russian military exports go to China, India.

“Trade in armaments, ammunition and military hardware is a very peculiar thing,” Putin told Rosoboronexport head Sergei Chemezov. “Any activities of the kind must strictly comply with Russia’s foreign policy,” he added.

China Stocks Arsenal With Russia Weapons

Blocked from buying U.S. and European arms, Beijing has stocked its arsenal with Russian-made supersonic fighters and other high-tech weapons, and is investing in the development of its own cruise missiles.

China's "New Thinking" on Japan

According to recent Western reports out of China and views expressed
by the Japanese press and many analysts, Beijing is either actively
encouraging or tacitly tolerating a growing anti-Japanese sentiment in
China. Thus Beijing is portrayed as largely, if not entirely,
responsible for the deteriorating state of the Sino-Japanese political
relationship. Some even attribute the rising negative attitude of the
Japanese toward China as a consequence of the Chinese behavior.

Slick race: India, China race to lop up oil reserves

India and China, two growing giants in the region, are vying with each other to snap up oil reserves from various countries.

China commits US$50b of investment to Caribbean, Latam region

IN just under three months, both the president and vice president of China have led high-powered teams of ministers and officials to the Caribbean and Latin America.

The inscrutable problem of China

The travelling circus that is the Group of Seven has alighted on London where the finance ministers and central bank governors of the seven largest economies have been discussing the problems of the world economy. Africa figured large. But despite the human suffering there, and the political posturing here, Africa still does top the hard finance agenda.

G-7 Issues Veiled Rebuke to China on Yuan

Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of Seven industrialized countries held off taking any concrete actions Saturday to alter the value of the dollar, the euro or other currencies.

YUAN REVALUATION - PROS AND CONS

The Call For Revaluation or Chinese Revaluation: Reasons & Ramifications

China, Russia To Hold First Ever Joint Military Drill

Chinese Defence Minister Cao Gangchuan (R) inspects one of Russia's military units outside St. Petersburg, 20 December 2003. Cao Gangchuan is on a official visit to Russia to strengthen military cooperation between the two countries, in particular arms procurement. Others in background are unidentified. AFP photo by Alexander Drozdov.

Israeli Defense Official Hints at Gravity of Crisis with U.S. and China; Neo-con Drama...

Defense Ministry director general Amos Yaron caused an uproar in the Knesset's Foreign Affair and Defense Committee on Wednesday morning after he refused to provide details regarding a conflict between Israel and the United States over a large-scale arms deal with China.

Peru, China to establish partnership of cooperation

Peru and China agreed Wednesday to establish a partnership of all-around cooperation during talks between visiting Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong and his Peruvian counterpart David Waisman.

Economist: China Loses Faith in Dollar

China Has Lost Faith in Stability of U.S. Dollar, Top Chinese Economist Says at World Forum

Closer Sino-Israel defense ties give US headache

Recent Sino-Israel defense deals have given rise to tensions between
Israel and its major ally, the US. While both Beijing and Tel Aviv
stand to gain from cooperation in the area of military technology,
they do not want to strain their respective relationships with the US,
which opposes the transfer of hi-tech weapons to states perceived as
hostile.

India, China in 'strategic talks'

India and China have begun their first "strategic dialogue" in the latest sign of improving relations.

Will Washington Tolerate A Chinese-Venezuelan Petro Pact?

The U.S.-Venezuela Oil Split Approaches A Boiling Point

US slaps sanctions against Chinese, other Asian firms ov

The United States has slapped new sanctions against seven Chinese companies as well as two firms from Taiwan and North Korea, charging they may have helped Iran in its quest for weapons of mass destruction and more modern ballistic missiles.

China builds up strategic sea lanes

China is building up military forces and setting up bases along sea lanes from the Middle East to project its power overseas and protect its oil shipments, according to a previously undisclosed internal report prepared for Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld.

India and China: a comparison

The gap between the performance of the world's two largest nations, China and India, keeps growing. Two instances from entirely different fields should give us an idea.

India, China will be global giants by 2020: US report

Watch out Uncle Sam, the Indians and the Chinese are coming. The warning has been posted by the US’s own National Intelligence Council in a global peek at circa 2020.

Moscow may sell Beijing strategic bombers

In the latest demonstration of growing
Russian-Chinese military cooperation, Moscow has said it would
consider selling strategic bombers to Beijing, in a move that would
dramatically boost China's military capability and likely irritate
Washington. Russian Air Force chief Vladimir Mikhailov made the
announcement yesterday as he discussed the first-ever Russian-Chinese
military exercises, which were announced by Defense Minister Sergei
Ivanov last month.

Chinese reach into Gulf

Lured by the world's largest oil reserves and markets considered too risky by some Western companies, China is quickly becoming a major economic player in the Gulf, making deals in transportation and technology, showcasing its consumer goods and shoring up agreements to meet its colossal energy needs.