Medvedev to sign nuclear power dieal in Vietnam
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will sign agreements to help build Vietnam`s first nuclear power plant and a hydroelectric power station during a visit to the Soviet-era ally starting on Saturday, Kremlin sources said.
Clinton Renews Asia Dispute Push
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressed Asian leaders gathered in Hanoi to resolve their maritime disputes through international legal channels, repeating a U.S. position that has raised China's ire in recent months.
Sino-Japanese relations remain tense
Sino-Japanese relations have continued to fester in the wake of a sharp dispute last month over the arrest of a Chinese trawler captain by Japanese authorities in waters near the contested islets of Diaoyu (known as Senkaku in Japan) in the East China Sea. Faced with Chinese retaliation, the Japanese government released the captain, but tensions remain.
Azerbaijan President completes official visit to Ukraine
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev on Thursday has ended his official visit to Ukraine.
Russia's Afghan agenda
Gorbachev has valuable advice for the US on the war in Afghanistan that Putin would rather he keep to himself
Tajikistan, Belarus to sign agreement on inter-parliamentary cooperation
Parliaments of Belarus and Tajikistan intend to sign an agreement on cooperation
Russian military could be drawn back into Afghanistan
Nato officials explore joint initiatives ahead of landmark alliance summit, which is to include President Medvedev
Putin to lead government delegation to Ukraine
A delegation of Russian ministers led by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will visit Ukraine on Wednesday to discuss a wide range of bilateral issues, including energy cooperation, with Ukrainian top officials, the prime minister's spokesman said.
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