HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (Reuters Life!) - Singer-songwriter Ken Stringfellow, best known for his work with R.E.M. and as a member of The Posies and Big Star, is touring Asia, exploring and experimenting along the way. More »
SEOUL (Reuters Life!) - North Korean propaganda may seem absurd, but writer B.R. Myers advises the international community to pay the grandiose statements far more attention in dealing with what is perhaps the world's most reclusive state. More »
BEIJING (Reuters) - Western powers are seeking new U.N. sanctions against Iran over its expanding nuclear program, putting pressure on China which has long resisted tougher steps against the big oil supplier. More »
BEIJING (Reuters) - China plans to build a national renewable energy center to enhance the country's clean energy development, the China Daily reported, citing a government official. More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. official on Tuesday criticized China and other leading developing countries for trying to weaken the Copenhagen Accord to fight global warming and raised the prospect that a fuller international pact may be not be struck by year's end. More »
LONDON (Reuters) - China has told Britain it is determined to stop Iran getting nuclear weapons, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Tuesday. More »
LONDON (Reuters) - China has told Britain it is determined to stop Iran getting nuclear weapons, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Tuesday. More »
BEIJING (Reuters) - Senior Chinese military officers have proposed that their country boost defence spending, adjust PLA deployments, and possibly sell some U.S. bonds to punish Washington for its latest round of arms sales to Taiwan. More »
Google has threatened the operators of a remarkably similar-looking Chinese search engine with legal action unless it changes its appearance. More »
SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea's top nuclear envoy arrived in Beijing on Tuesday as Pyongyang said it was willing to step up talks with China on resuming stalled disarmament-for-aid talks. More »
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