15 Apr 2005 11:30 AM

The European Union is still hesitating on the issue of lifting the arms embargo from China after the hints it may use military force against Taiwan in case it officially proclaims independence from mainland China.

15 Apr 2005 10:44 AM

The US has an option to keep the tariffs on steel imports from Japan, Russia and Brazil, according to the US trade panel’s decision.

15 Apr 2005 10:41 AM

Kofi Annan, the United Nations secretary general, has blamed Britain and the US for turning a blind eye to illegal oil traffic in the 1990s as Saddam Hussein’s regime was allowed to get billions of dollars.

15 Apr 2005 08:12 AM

France defends its own interests, said French President Jacques Chirac, stressing the right of the French people to avoid increasing competition in Europe.

14 Apr 2005 06:49 AM

Indonesia’s dollar-denominated bonds posted the largest decrease in the government bond in the world to date, dropping about $18.77 per $1,000 face amount to 97.25 at 3 p.m. in Singapore, according to a Deutsche Bank

13 Apr 2005 07:21 PM

European regulators urged Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to take appropriate measures to prevent the deficit from overstepping legal limits.

13 Apr 2005 06:43 PM

James Wolfensohn, who finishes his duties as president of the World Bank, calls on his successor, Paul Wolfowitz, to defend the interests of the institution before the Bush administration.

13 Apr 2005 04:42 PM

Growth forecast is slashed for 2005 by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on weaker performance in Japan and Europe, according to a draft of its semi-annual forecast. The

13 Apr 2005 12:23 PM

The one-day visit of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s top deputy, Robert Zoellick, to Baghdad Wednesday, following a trip to Iraq by Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Tuesday, caused the series of aggressive attacks against civilians, police and officials.

13 Apr 2005 11:55 AM

Former Israeli security chief Ami Ayalon, visiting Washington this week, urged the Bush administration to play objective, impartial role in the Middle East peace process.

13 Apr 2005 10:38 AM

The Labour Party will do its best to keep income tax rates steady if re-elected for the third term, according to the UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.

13 Apr 2005 09:31 AM

Japanese gas companies were allowed by the government to test drill in a disputed area of the East China Sea, a move that will do no good in the tough relations between Japan and China over the issue.

12 Apr 2005 06:44 PM

The person for the U.N. Ambassador is still undefined. John R. Bolton, the president’s candidate, rejected by the Democrats as well as by intelligence analysts, claiming that his style is ill-suited for the U.N. post. Bolton is accused of intimidating other officials and is severely criticized by Carl W. Ford Jr., former chief of the department’s bureau of intelligence and research. "When

12 Apr 2005 01:10 PM

Officials confirm that China premier’s visit to India today turned out to be really fruitful. China and India made a progress in border-line question, agreed on the mutual trade boosting and encouraging the energy cooperation.

12 Apr 2005 12:33 PM

The nation’s biggest senior-citizen’s group AARP held talks with the White House officials discussing the ways for compromise over the fiercely criticized Social Security plan.