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

Talks between Turkey and Azerbaijan over securing the Nabucco gas pipeline have stalled due to disagreements over Turkey's attempts to normalize relations with Armenia.

• Date: 24.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 24.03.2010  |  Energy  |  from Radio Free Europe

Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yıldız said on Tuesday a new agreement would be signed with Iraq soon about the Kirkuk-Yumurtalık oil pipeline.

• Date: 23.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 23.03.2010  |  Energy  |  from hurriyetdailynews.com

Ukraine wants to solve quickly the current oil transit dispute with Kazakhstan

• Date: 23.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 23.03.2010  |  Energy  |  from neftegaz.ru

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

BS reported that Japanese power companies including Tokyo Electric Power Company and J Power seek to make their presence felt in India.

• Date: 23.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 23.03.2010  |  Energy  |  from steelguru.com

Indications by the US that it was open to Islamabad's plea for a civilian nuclear deal akin to the US-India agreement would further complicate the security situation in South Asia, experts told China Daily on Monday.

• Date: 23.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 23.03.2010  |  Security  |  from chinadaily.com.cn