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South Asia
US Vice President Biden visits India to boost trade and regional security ties
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held talks in the Indian capital Tuesday as part of a renewed effort to strengthen ties between the two countries. The meeting came just weeks after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry came to India to lead a strategic…
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East Asia
Japan joins US-led TPP negotiation as 12th member at trade talk held in Malaysia
Japan became the 12th member of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations on Tuesday as it officially joined the ongoing free trade talks in Malaysia. The Japanese delegation of more than 100 officials was only able to join the 18th round of negotiations in Malaysia’s resort city of Kota Kinabalu after…
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West Asia
Iranian President Ahmadinejad visits Iraq to highlight growing ties between two countries
Outgoing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad paid a final official visit to Iraq on Thursday, seeking to emphasize the growing relations between the Shiite-led neighbors just weeks before he steps down from the job. The Iranian leader is meeting with top Iraqi officials and visiting Shiite holy sites during his two-day…
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East Asia
Swiss President Maurer visits China and pledges to boost cooperation
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang met with visiting Swiss President Ueli Maurer on Thursday respectively, and pledged to boost cooperation between the two countries in an all-around way. During his meeting with Maurer, Xi said the China-Switzerland relationship has been in the vanguard of ties between China and the West. He…
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East Asia
High-Level Forum on South-South Cooperation kicks off at Hong Kong
Photo taken on July 18, 2013 shows the scene of High-Level Forum on South-South Cooperation for Sustainable Development in south China’s Hongkong, July 18, 2013. The forum kicked off on Thursday, with the theme “Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Innovation, Culture & Sustainable Urbanization”. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Li Peng> Francis Lorenzo (C), president…
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South East Asia
Myanmar’s President Thein Sein visits France to seek support and investment
French President Francois Hollande met his Myanmar counterpart Thein Sein for talks to cement ties between their two countries here on Wednesday. Thein Sein is paying his first state visit to France after ending his official trip to Britain, with an aim to seek further support and investment from western…
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West Asia
Iranian President-elect Rouhani criticizes Ahmadinejad for mismanaging economy
June 17, 2013, Iranian President-elect Hasan Rouhani, places his hand on his heart as a sign of respect, after speaking at a news conference, in Tehran, Iran. Rouhani on Monday leveled his first criticism of the outgoing administration since June’s election, saying it has mismanaged the country’s economy. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Ebrahim…
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Bangladesh to build Padma Bridge with own resources
As the biggest global lender, the World Bank (WB), has backed out from the supporting Bangladesh’s largest infrastructure development project, the Bangladesh government has decided to construct the country’s biggest rail-road bridge over the mighty Padma river with its own resources. The tender for construction of the 6.15 kilometer long…
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East Asia
China-US start annual Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington
The fifth round of the China-U. S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) started here on Wednesday, as the two-day event will see leading officials from more than 20 departments and ministries of both countries talk on a wide range of topics covering political, security, economic and financial issues. Acting as…
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East Asia
New Zealand signs Free Trade Agreement with Taiwan in low-key ceremony
New Zealand on Wednesday signed a free trade agreement with Taiwan in a deliberately low-key ceremony designed to demonstrate the South Pacific nation’s fealty to its formal relations with mainland China. The location of the signing ceremony at a university and the absence of senior officials from either side underscored…
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