Tajikistan's prime minister has described as an "excuse" Uzbekistan's claims that technical problems are blocking freight trains bound for his country.

• Date: 26.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 26.03.2010  |  External Relations  |  from Radio Free Europe

Afghan President Hamid Karzai begins a visit to China, with trade and investment high on the agenda.

• Date: 24.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 24.03.2010  |  External Relations  |  from bbc.co.uk

The man widely seen as China's next leader told Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday the world's two most powerful emerging market economies should help each other increase their weight in global affairs.

• Date: 24.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 24.03.2010  |  External Relations  |  from thestar.com.my

Google has actually done it and made good on its threat to pull out of mainland China. Its mainland Chinese-language portal has started re-routing searches via Hong Kong. Beijing is furious.

• Date: 23.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 23.03.2010  |  Security  |  from Deutsche Welle

Rio Tinto says it has signed a deal with China to develop a massive iron ore project in Guinea.

• Date: 19.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 19.03.2010  |  Energy  |  from bbc.co.uk

On Thursday, the US ambassador in Beijing said China's currency was a major concern not only in the US. Earlier this week, a bill to threaten China with punitive duties if the yuan did not rise was put to the US Senate.

• Date: 19.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 19.03.2010  |  Markets  |  from Deutsche Welle

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao rejects criticism that Beijing keeps the yuan undervalued in order to boost exports.

• Date: 14.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 14.03.2010  |  Markets  |  from bbc.co.uk

Oil demand in China rose by an "astonishing" 28% in January compared with a year ago, the International Energy Agency says.

• Date: 12.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 12.03.2010  |  Markets  |  from bbc.co.uk