Results for national and international security: 514

BEIJING, Nov 18 - China wants expanded access to North Korean ports to help an economic revitalisation scheme for a landlocked and struggling northeastern province, and may pay to improve its poor communist neighbour's infrastructure....

* Africa faces competition from low-cost Chinese companies * Migrant influx could stoke tension over jobs * African countries may have unrealistic aid expectations SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 9 - Relations between China and Africa...

WASHINGTON, Oct 29 - Informal contacts between U.S. officials and a senior North Korean diplomat have not produced plans for formal bilateral talks, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday. Ri Gun, North Korea's second-ranking...

WASHINGTON, Oct 27 - U.S. President Barack Obama will sign the 2010 defense authorization bill on Wednesday, the White House said on Tuesday. Obama had said yesterday he would sign the measure at some point...

NEW DELHI, Oct 26 - The foreign ministers of Russia, India and China will meet on Tuesday with the threat of rising Taliban violence in Afghanistan and ways to rebuild the war-torn country expected to...

BEIJING, Oct 26 - China has stopped publicly issuing trade data about North Korea, veiling the potentially sensitive numbers about its wary neighbour under another category while the two countries seek improved ties. Destination and...

WASHINGTON, Oct 24 - A U.S. diplomat met on Saturday with North Korea's second-ranking official involved in stalled six-country nuclear negotiations, a move that could be a step towards reconvening the talks. A State Department...

WASHINGTON, Oct 23 - The U.S. Treasury Department blacklisted a North Korean bank on Friday, saying it was involved in North Korea's arms dealing. Treasury said in a statement that Amroggang Development Bank was being...

Oct 22 - Legislation that would extend hate-crimes protection to gays and lesbians cleared the U.S. Congress on Thursday as part of a compromise bill that sets the Pentagon's budget. The bill now heads to...

* Sanctions can't guarantee security -- report * Economic engagement can prompt better behavior * Wider exchanges benefit North's moderates WASHINGTON, Oct 22 - Ambitious U.S. economic engagement with North Korea would help end Pyongyang's...