PHUKET, Thailand, July 23 - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Thursday expressed confidence that his country's economy could reach an eight percent growth target this year. "We believe that given the tremendous efforts of...
March 7 - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi held a news conference on the sidelines of the annual meeting of China's parliament in Beijing on Saturday, talking on subjects ranging from Sudan, Japan and the...
TALLINN, Estonia (AFP)--Estonia's foreign minister Monday pressed Russia on its bid to join the World Trade Organization, saying sluggish reforms raise doubts about Moscow's desire to be part of the global rule-making body. "Russia is...
* Minister vows to be friendly to foreign investment * Says stability must return before summit is rescheduled * Lauds security force restraint that averted "civil war" (Corrects distance in paragraph 8) NEW YORK, April...
BANGKOK, Feb 25 - Thai protesters marched on the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday to demand the country's top diplomat quit as their anti-government street campaign dragged on for a second day. More than 1,000 red-shirted...
BEIJING (AFP)--China said Tuesday it is considering providing emergency aid to Zimbabwe, which is battling a cholera epidemic. "To help the people in Zimbabwe overcome the current difficulties, China is actively considering providing emergency humanit...
Foreign Minister Olubanke King-Akerele believes that women in Africa have something special to bring to the table: peace and prosperity.
DHAKA, Sept 25 - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked investors in the United States to invest in Bangladesh claiming her country unaffected by the global economic slowdown, local media said on Friday. Speaking to a...
SINGAPORE, Nov 12 - Asia-Pacific trade and foreign ministers, wrapping up their meetings in Singapore on Thursday, decided to extend their anti-protectionism measures agreed in July to 2010. The 21 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)...
TOKYO, Oct 22 - Japan cannot sign off on a planned reorganisation of U.S. troops in the country before President Barack Obama visits Tokyo next month, its foreign minister said on Thursday, after the U.S....