China on Wednesday accused the United States of sowing discord between China and its neighbors after the Pentagon said Beijing is using espionage to fuel its military modernization, branding Washington the "real hacking empire".

• May 8, 2013

The United States should be just as concerned as other countries about a rise in Japanese nationalism, China's ambassador to Washington said, hinting that the United States should not offer Japan encouragement in its dispute with China over a group of islets.

• May 4, 2013

The Gillard government has conspicuously softened Australia's tone towards China's military expansion in an apparent bid to consolidate relations with a key trading partner and emerging superpower.

• May 3, 2013

The U.S. Trade Representative's office criticized China on Wednesday for failing to stop the growing theft of American trade secrets that are the lifeblood of U.S. economic might, in the latest sign of Washington's frustration with the problem.

• May 2, 2013

NATO member Turkey signed up on Friday to became a "dialogue partner" of a security bloc dominated by China and Russia, and declared that its destiny is in Asia.

• April 29, 2013

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says it will restart talks with Iran in May over its disputed nuclear program.

• April 25, 2013

Romania is closely cooperating with the Government of Azerbaijan to ensure the success of the Nabucco gas pipeline project, Prime Minister of Romania Victor Ponta said during a session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on Thursday, in response to a question of Azerbaijani Parliamentarian Ganira Pashayeva

• April 25, 2013

Regional security was on the agenda when Bulgarian and Georgian defence ministers met in Sofia. The Georgian Defence Ministry said today that the topic has become one of the most important issues during the meeting between Irakli Alasania and his Bulgarian counterpart Todor Tagarev.

• April 25, 2013