Taking a cue from protests in Iran, where new media tools ensured the story was broadcast to the world, Beijing was eager to put its own version of the July 5 riots in Xinjiang out as quickly as possible. This

A series of events and statements strongly indicates possible behind-the-scenes diplomacy by United States Vice President Joe Biden led to the indefinite postponement of a referendum on Iraqi Kurdistan's draft constitution. The delay of the controversial charter comes as Biden

After years of war, destruction, invasion and internal strife, Iraq may be starting to face its true destiny - a gas pump for the rest of the world. If so, the timing could hardly be better. - Michael T Klare

Chinese metals company MCC, already involved in producing copper in Pakistan's Balochistan province, may invest more than US$2 billion in modernizing the country's only integrated steel-making company. - Syed Fazl-e-Haider

The rally in US financial stocks is associated with more optimistic assumptions about home prices, consumer defaults, and so forth. But the misery in the household sector doesn't justify a sustained rally. - David Goldman

Iran has for too long turned westwards for leadership in developing its economy, while to the east countries ranging from Japan to China to South Korea, with far fewer resources, have learned how to move to the front rank of

Extensive use of mobile phones helped to bring Iranians onto the streets to protest against the result of the recent presidential election. Now citizens in Tehran and elsewhere are shunning Nokia-made phones, claiming the company's software helped in the subsequent

Thailand and Cambodia remain entrenched in a military standoff over the ancient Preah Vihear temple, despite a recent flurry of bilateral diplomatic overtures. Sources say the Thais have doubled their troop level to 4,000, while there are claims Cambodia has

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's speech preceding her departure on Friday for a five-day trip to India and Thailand spelled out the State Department's role in US foreign policy - a role that has been overshadowed by President

Whether one views it as a spiritual saga of love and loyalty or a wholly material struggle of greed and gall, the court drama playing out in Hong Kong has a very lucrative prize - more than US$4 billion. This

The few terror attacks or attempted plots China has experienced are only a minute sample of what will hit the Asian giant if United States efforts collapse in Afghanistan and Pakistan's government crumbles under the Taliban. This calls for a

The jihad waged by Pakistani militants in divided Kashmir and the Taliban-backed jihad in Afghanistan against foreign troops have always been two sides of the same coin. The Taliban have established roots in Pakistan's Swat Valley, which lies between the

A total of eight out of the nine people seriously injured in Wednesday's fatal factory blast in central China's Henan Province are out of critical condition, local health authorities said Thursday. "After careful treatment, eight out of the nine who

Locating in the southeastern of Tibet, the Medog County of Nyingchi Prefecture covers a total area of 30,000 square kilometers with an average altitude of 1,000 meters. Belonging to the river valley of the lower reaches of Yarlung Zangbo River,

The starting ceremony of Phomdo Water Control Project. (Tibet Daily Photo)&$&$ On July 15, the Phomdo Water Control Project in Lhunzhub county, Lhasa, started construction officially. This is the largest water control project in the Tibet Autonomous Region(TAR). Zhang Qingli,

China and the United States will hold the first strategic and economic dialogue from July 27 to 28 in Washington, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Qin Gang made the announcement here on Thursday. &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ...

China and Chile on Thursday pledged further exchanges on police forces of the two countries as Chilean police chief Eduardo Gordon makes his first visit to China. "Chinese defense ministry is in support of deepening friendly exchanges between the Chinese

China's foreign exchange reserves have again picked up momentum since March this year increasing by 177.87 billion USD in the second quarter. By the end of June, the balanc ...

On July 15 the People's Bank of China declared that national foreign exchange reserves had reached 2.13 trillion USD. However, foreign exchan ...

Luda was born in Dingri County at the foot of Mount Qomolangma (or Mount Everest). He dropped out of middle school in his third year due to his family's bad economic situation and went to herd sheep at home. At