BEIJING, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Chinese economy had steady, rapid growth in the first half of the year but faces uncertainty the rest of the way, a senior official says.

US to approve arms sale by year’s end, report says Taipei Times, Taiwan - 7 hours ago The US — Taiwan’s sole supplier of advanced weaponry — is believed to have imposed the freeze on arms sales last year, although the policy has never been ...

The gap between incomes in cities and the countryside has reached itshighest level in 30 years despite a rapid rise in rural earnings, the statemedia has reported

AUSTRALIAN wheat farmers could be set for an export bonanza as the wettest August in more than a century in the United Kingdom sees thousands of local crops heading to ruin.

Taiwan military maintains vigilance against China International Herald Tribune, France - Aug 29, 2008 The Mirage flights came amid persistent doubts over Taiwan's defense ties with the United States, its most important foreign partner and the supplier of ...

Taiwan military maintains vigilance against China International Herald Tribune, France - 4 hours ago The Mirage flights came amid persistent doubts over Taiwan's defense ties with the United States, its most important foreign partner and the supplier of ...

Seven Mirage fighter jets roared down the runway at a sun-dappled Taiwanese air force base Friday, a stark reminder that even as the island improves its ties with rival China, it maintains readiness for a military showdown with its old foe.

Seven Mirage fighter jets roared down the runway at a sun-dappled Taiwanese air force base Friday, a stark reminder that even as the island improves its ties with rival China, it maintains readiness for a military showdown with its old foe.

Seven Mirage fighter jets roared down the runway at a sun-dappled Taiwanese air force base Friday, a stark reminder that even as the island improves its ties with rival China, it maintains readiness for a military showdown with its old foe.

VIENTIANE - China's growing influence in resource-rich Laos is seen by some as coming at the expense of ties with Vietnam, long the communist country's main patron and de facto security guarantor.