DUSHANBE, Tajikistan -- Russia faced increased diplomatic isolation over its military action against Georgia on Thursday, with its Asian allies failing to offer support and France saying European leaders were considering sanctions.

Russia denied support from Asian allies over its military actions ... Vancouver Sun,  Canada - 6 hours ago Moscow has defied pressure from the United States and European powers to pull out of Georgia and looked east to its Asian allies, including China, ...

By Dipankar De Sarkar, London, Aug 29 : India is a candidate to join a small and exclusive grouping of US-led 'great democracies' that could end up rivalling the United Nations for global power, a leading British academic has said.

India to join US-led elite democracy club? Thaindian.com, Thailand - 40 minutes ago “India will play an important role in the grouping as a supplier of manpower and as a rising world power,” Parmar told IANS in an interview. ...

Annual growth in China's fiscal revenue slowed sharply in July from June, pointing at further weakness in coming months.

Mainland China overtook the US as Japan’s largest export destination for the first time last month, underlining the growing importance of Chinese demand to the world’s second-largest economy.

The value of Australian lamb exports increased by 6pc during 2007-08, as growing shipments and strong demand from most markets helped to offset the impact of the stronger Australian dollar on export prices.

QualityStocks "Top Movers and Shakers" for 8/28/2008 TransWorldNews (press release), GA - 5 hours ago Headquartered in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China, NF Energy Saving Corporation of America is a manufacturer of energy saving equipment, ...

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Sending the Bear back into the cold was never wise The Canberra Times, Australia - 7 hours ago China is too deeply enmeshed in the US economy as a major creditor and industrial supplier: too many vital interdependences are at stake to risk ... GEORGIA --- A NEW COLD WAR ? Just International all 42 news articles

During Russian President Vladimir Putin's first visit to India, Russia and India solidified arms deals potentially worth billions to Moscow and signed a host of cooperation agreements, including a declaration on strategic partnership.