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Obama, Lee issue 'stern, united' warning to N. Korea

Thursday, April 2, 2009

President Obama joined South Korean President Lee Myung-bak at the G-20 economic summit Thursday in calling for a "stern, united" world response if North Korea proceeds with plans to launch a long-range rocket.

Obama seizes agenda on world stage

Pledges cooperation with Russian, Chinese leaders

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Obama met for the first time with the two countries with the greatest ability to help or hurt U.S. objectives, and departed with an ambitious agenda for nuclear disarmament and economic cooperation.

Obama extends diplomacy on G-20 eve

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

UPDATED: President Obama plunged into a whirlwind of international diplomacy Wednesday on the eve of the G-20 summit, meeting with world leaders throughout the day.

U.S.-China face-off looms at G-20

Obama also to meet Medvedev

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

No longer content to be the patient listener, China goes into this week's Group of 20 summit armed with $2 trillion in foreign exchange reserves and intent on challenging the United States and demanding a greater role.

EXCLUSIVE: China stocks up on bargain oil

Benefits from recession-weakened West

Thursday, March 12, 2009

China is forging ahead with an overseas spending splurge, snapping up resources especially oil at bargain prices and strengthening its long-term prospects for growth before Western economies can bounce back.

New year not festive for most Tibetans

Beijing tries to inject spirit of festivity

Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009

The 150 households of Jinglong, perched on a hilltop high above the monastery town of Tongren, are now the butts of local jokes.

Beijing seeks Latin trade ties

Visits coincide with U.S. calls for attention in the region

Monday, Feb. 16, 2009

As Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton headed to Asia on Sunday, China was embarking on a double-pronged diplomatic mission in Latin America, seeking more robust trade ties to temper the impact of the financial crisis and demonstrate its swelling influence in the U.S. backyard.

Educated and unemployed

Tough economy, glut of college graduates leave few jobs

Friday, Jan. 30, 2009

The Year of the Ox is said to symbolize prosperity through fortitude and toil. But, as <a title="China" href="/themes/?Theme=China" >China</a> celebrates the Lunar New Year this week, millions of anxious college students are finding these qualities do not guarantee success in the country's contracting job market.

China tries 'soft power' with aid ship

Navy brandishes readiness for military, humanitarian missions

Monday, Jan. 26, 2009

China's military has a new weapon in the country's soft-power arsenal that copies a technique long used by the United States - a 10,000-ton hospital ship to be deployed for humanitarian purposes in Asia and beyond.